Doctors and researchers don’t currently agree on the criteria they use to diagnose TAPS. There are different opinions about how to measure it, and at what point these measurements are significant enough to be diagnosed as TAPS. This means that there can be differences in how potential cases are diagnosed and managed, and how severe they appear to be, depending on the criteria used in each case. This study compares different sets of criteria to see how much they differ and is the first step towards finding a universal set of criteria which diagnoses cases appropriately. Because it is a rare condition, more research is needed across multiple hospitals to provide enough data for a definitive conclusion.

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