title: Addressing the confounding role of joint hypermobility syndrome and gastrointestinal involvement in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
abstract: Quantitative and qualitative abnormalities in visceral function have been demonstrated in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Joint hypermobility is frequently associated with both postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and gastrointestinal symptoms. Future studies in this area should appropriately and systematically control for the presence of joint hypermobility syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Neurogastroenterology Group, Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Wingate Institute of Neurogastroenterology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, 26 Ashfield Street, London, E1 2AJ, UK, a.farmer@qmul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Adam D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fikree
authors.forename: Qasim
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Aziz
mesh_terms: D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D054972:Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D018667:Tilt-Table Test