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Tachycardia when standing/after eating, pvcs, dizzy. sometimes hits 170 bpm. had ekg, troponin, chest xray. getting echo. if neg, what then? any test?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

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Tachycardia: Consider POTS postural tachycardia an autonomic dysfunction condition. it is diagnosed by an expert in autonomic dysfunction and tilt table testing. Vanderbilt has a center perhaps they can refer you to a local doctor. http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=adc

Answered 5/14/2016

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A member asked:

Tachycardia when standing/after eating, pvcs, dizzy. sometimes hits 170 bpm. had ekg, troponin, chest xray. getting echo. if neg, what then? any test?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

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