Doctors are seeing more cases of POTS in children and teenagers who had COVID-19. There has definitely been an uptick; between 30-40% of Dr. Gary Butchko's patients have some of the symptoms of POTS.
CLEVELAND — 16-year-old Eva LaBeau loves hanging out with her friends and she is passionate about art. “Any art, music, painting, drawing, macrame. Anything I can get my hands on since I can’t do the physical things,” explained LaBeau.
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, it’s a lot of words but what it means is there is an out-of-control effect on the heart in response to trying to regulate blood pressure so the brain can function appropriately, said Dr. Gary Butchko, Cleveland Clinic Pediatric Cardiologist. For LaBeau getting a diagnosis has been key to managing her condition and living the life of a normal teenager.RELATED: 'I feel useless': Disease that causes young woman to pass out constantly may be on the rise amid COVID
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