@article{150dfbc38fed42cca960937a94672c03,
title = "Plasma Exchange Therapy in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: A Novel Long-Term Approach?",
abstract = "Established therapies for postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) are limited with moderate efficacy.1 Autoantibodies such as those directed against adrenergic, cholinergic, and acetylcholine receptors have been identified from the plasma of patients with POTS.2,3 We present the first published report of the benefits of long-term maintenance plasma exchange in a young woman with POTS.",
keywords = "Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, adrenergic, cholinergic, acetylcholine receptors, plasma exchange",
author = "Rachel Wells and Pravin Hissaria and Elliott, {Adrian D.} and Prashanthan Sanders and Amanda Page and Mathias Baumert and Lau, {Dennis H.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding: This work is supported by Equipment Grants from the Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide (UoA) and the Tom Simpson Trust Fund, Heart Foundation of Australia (HFA) South Australia Division. Conflicts of Interest: PH and MB report none. RW is supported by scholarships from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) and the Australian Government Research Training Program. ADE is supported by the HFA. PS is supported by a practitioner fellowship from NHMRC and HFA and reports having served on the advisory board of Biosense-Webster, Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific and CathRx. PS reports lecture and/or consulting fees from Biosense-Webster, Medtronic, Abbott, and Boston Scientific and research funding from Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Biotronik and Liva Nova. AP is supported by a University of Adelaide Beacon Research Fellowship. DHL is supported by a Robert J. Craig Lectureship from the University of Adelaide and The Hospital Research Foundation. DHL reports receiving lecture and/or consulting fees from Abott Medical, Bayer, Biotronik, Boehringer Ingelheim, BMS/Pfizer and Medtronic.",
year = "2019",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.10.016",
language = "English",
volume = "133",
pages = "e157--e159",
journal = "American Journal of Medicine",
issn = "0002-9343",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "4",
}