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Neurocirculatory asthenia(ORSTI)

MedGen UID:: 283928
•Concept ID:: C1535893
•: Finding

Synonyms:	Irritable heart; Mitral valve prolapse syndrome; Norepinephrine Transporter Deficiency; ORSTI; Orthostatic intolerance; Soldiers heart
SNOMED CT:	Orthostatic intolerance (870368003)

Gene (location): Gene(s) directly associated with this condition or phenotype.	SLC6A2 (16q12.2)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0001315
OMIM®:	604715

Definition

A condition characterized by development of symptoms while standing. It is an autonomic nervous system disorder and the symptoms are relieved once the person sits back down. Symptoms include heart palpitations, sweating, anxiety, lightheadedness, hyperpnea, anxiety, and blurred vision. [from NCI]

Clinical features

From HPO

Elevated urinary norepinephrine level

MedGen UID:: 1841548
•Concept ID:: C5826344
•: Finding

The concentration of noradrenaline in the urine, normalized for urine concentration, is above the upper limit of normal.

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Orthostatic tachycardia

MedGen UID:: 866749
•Concept ID:: C4021099
•: Finding

An increase in heart rate with standing of 30 beats per minute or more.

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Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Elevated urinary norepinephrine level
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Orthostatic tachycardia

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neurocirculatory asthenia: a reassessment using modern psychosomatic criteria.

Fava GA, Magelli C, Savron G, Conti S, Bartolucci G, Grandi S, Semprini F, Saviotti FM, Belluardo P, Magnani B
Acta Psychiatr Scand 1994 May;89(5):314-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb01521.x. PMID: 8067269

Propranolol in the treatment of neurocirculatory asthenia--an open pilot study.

Rimón R, Kampman R, Viukari M
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Diagnosis and treatment of NCA.

OHSUZU H
Jpn Circ J 1963 Feb;27:206-9. doi: 10.1253/jcj.27.206. PMID: 13939695

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pressure Pain Sensitivity: Marker for Stress Affecting General Health.

Vaněček V, Tuček M, Ballegaard S
Cent Eur J Public Health 2017 Mar;25(1):64-66. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a4931. PMID: 28399357

Life events and neurocirculatory asthenia. A controlled study.

Sonino N, Fava GA, Boscaro M, Fallo F
J Intern Med 1998 Dec;244(6):523-8. PMID: 9893106

Psychological aspects of non-cardiac chest pain.

Serlie AW, Erdman RA, Passchier J, Trijsburg RW, ten Cate FJ
Psychother Psychosom 1995;64(2):62-73. doi: 10.1159/000288993. PMID: 8559955

Neurocirculatory asthenia: a reassessment using modern psychosomatic criteria.

Increased cardiac awareness in panic disorder.

Ehlers A, Breuer P
J Abnorm Psychol 1992 Aug;101(3):371-82. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.101.3.371. PMID: 1500594

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Diagnosis

On chronic fatigue syndrome and nosological categories.

Sharif K, Watad A, Bragazzi NL, Lichtbroun M, Martini M, Perricone C, Amital H, Shoenfeld Y
Clin Rheumatol 2018 May;37(5):1161-1170. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4009-2. PMID: 29417255

Psychological aspects of non-cardiac chest pain.

Serlie AW, Erdman RA, Passchier J, Trijsburg RW, ten Cate FJ
Psychother Psychosom 1995;64(2):62-73. doi: 10.1159/000288993. PMID: 8559955

Cardiac neurosis and psychopathology.

Conti S, Savron G, Bartolucci G, Grandi S, Magelli C, Semprini F, Saviotti FM, Trombini G, Fava GA, Magnani B
Psychother Psychosom 1989;52(1-3):88-91. doi: 10.1159/000288304. PMID: 2486407

Hyperventilation syndrome: a review.

Morgan WP
Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1983 Sep;44(9):685-9. doi: 10.1080/15298668391405562. PMID: 6356858

MANAGEMENT OF NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA.

ADSETT CA, ROSS WD
Biochem Clin 1963;2:299-308. PMID: 14095780

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Therapy

Comparison of bisoprolol and diazepam in the treatment of cardiac neurosis.

Fogari R, Zoppi A, Corradi L, Pasotti C, Malamani GD, Gradnik R, Bokor D, Gala C
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 1992 Jun;6(3):249-53. doi: 10.1007/BF00051146. PMID: 1353368

Bromism: rare but still present.

Pelckmans MC, Verdickt W, Verberckmoes R, Van Boven M, Lissens W, Schurmans P, Daenens P
Acta Clin Belg 1983;38(6):397-400. doi: 10.1080/22953337.1983.11718968. PMID: 6673440

Asthenia in cancer.

Theologides A
Am J Med 1982 Jul;73(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(82)90910-x. PMID: 7091166

Nervous and behavioral effects of microwave radiation in humans.

Silverman C
Am J Epidemiol 1973 Apr;97(4):219-24. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121502. PMID: 4577165

Diagnosis and treatment of beta-adrenergic receptor hyperresponsiveness. A critical appraisal.

Bourne HR, Thomson PD, Melmon KL
Arch Intern Med 1970 Jun;125(6):1063-6. PMID: 4378135

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Prognosis

Soldier's heart: the forgotten circulatory neurasthenia - a systematic review.

Borges GP, Tonon JHA, Zunini PAADS, Martins da Silva AS, Garcia MFV, de Azevedo-Marques Périco C, Lima DR, Torales J, Ventriglio A, Bhugra D, Castaldelli-Maia JM
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 Aug-Sep;32(5-6):510-519. Epub 2020 May 27 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1757925. PMID: 32459107

On chronic fatigue syndrome and nosological categories.

Sharif K, Watad A, Bragazzi NL, Lichtbroun M, Martini M, Perricone C, Amital H, Shoenfeld Y
Clin Rheumatol 2018 May;37(5):1161-1170. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4009-2. PMID: 29417255

Psychological aspects of non-cardiac chest pain.

Serlie AW, Erdman RA, Passchier J, Trijsburg RW, ten Cate FJ
Psychother Psychosom 1995;64(2):62-73. doi: 10.1159/000288993. PMID: 8559955

Neurocirculatory asthenia: a reassessment using modern psychosomatic criteria.

Cardiac involvement in liver cirrhosis.

Gatta A, Merkel C, Sacerdoti D, Angeli P
Ann Ital Med Int 1993 Oct-Dec;8(4):244-7. PMID: 8161481

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Clinical prediction guides

On chronic fatigue syndrome and nosological categories.

Sharif K, Watad A, Bragazzi NL, Lichtbroun M, Martini M, Perricone C, Amital H, Shoenfeld Y
Clin Rheumatol 2018 May;37(5):1161-1170. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1007/s10067-018-4009-2. PMID: 29417255

The impact of depression and cardiophobia on quality of life in patients with essential hypertension.

Tsartsalis D, Dragioti E, Kontoangelos K, Pitsavos C, Sakkas P, Papadimitriou GN, Stefanadis C, Kallikazaros I
Psychiatriki 2016 Jul-Sep;27(3):192-203. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2016.273.192. PMID: 27837573

Psychological aspects of non-cardiac chest pain.

Serlie AW, Erdman RA, Passchier J, Trijsburg RW, ten Cate FJ
Psychother Psychosom 1995;64(2):62-73. doi: 10.1159/000288993. PMID: 8559955

Neurocirculatory asthenia: a reassessment using modern psychosomatic criteria.

Cardiac involvement in liver cirrhosis.

Gatta A, Merkel C, Sacerdoti D, Angeli P
Ann Ital Med Int 1993 Oct-Dec;8(4):244-7. PMID: 8161481

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