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Volume 7, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Gastrointest Dig Syst, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-069X
Gastro 2017
June 12-13, 2017
June 12-13, 2017 Rome, Italy
11
th
Global
GastroenterologistsMeeting
Gastrointestinal dysfunction in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Anna DePold Hohler
Boston University School of Medicine, USA
P
ostural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is associated with a number of systemic effects including gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction.
The most commonly reported GI symptoms are nausea, irregular bowel movements, abdominal pain, and constipation. Many
POTS patients report GI symptoms more than once per week. They often require a GI specialist. The POTS patients often have
gastroparesis or delayed gastric emptying. GI disturbances are frequent and prolonged in patients with POTS, impacting quality of
life. Given the importance of the enteric nervous system to normal GI functioning, the same autonomic impairment leading to POTS
may result in abnormal gut motility and ultimately subjective GI discomfort. Treatment of autonomic dysfunction in POTS and
dietary changes may improve GI dysfunction associated with POTS.
Biography
Anna DePold Hohler is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. Her research interests include “Autonomic research in
Parkinson’s disease and postural tachycardia syndrome”. She has described the genetic association between POTS and Ehlers Danlos type III. Recently, she
has explored gastrointestinal, sleep, and dermatologic disorders. She has numerous publications and is an expert and frequent Reviewer. She has dozens of
publications and serves as an Associate Editor of
Continuum
, one of the premier neurology journals. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including army
achievement and commendation medals and two meritorious service medals for excellence in clinical and teaching skills while serving on active duty. She also
received BUSM’s prestigious Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching and several Neurology teaching awards, including two from the American
Academy of Neurology (AAN). She co-chairs the AAN Quality Safety Subcommittee.
anna.hohler@bmc.orgAnna DePold Hohler, J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2017, 7:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X-C1-049