Orthostatic hypertension is an underappreciated but potentially clinically important entity. As alluded to above, orthostatic hypertension is defined simply as an increase in blood pressure upon ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Orthostatic hypotension (also called postural hypotension) is a sudden dip in blood pressure that happens when you stand up after you’ve been sitting or lying down. Sometimes, it may take a moment (or ...

In the absence of structural heart disease (including a normal ECG), syncope is most often of neurally mediated reflex origin or orthostatic hypotension. As a rule, reflex etiologies predominate in ...

Orthostatic hypotension is a cardinal feature of multiple-system atrophy. The upright posture provokes syncopal episodes that prevent patients from standing and walking for more than brief periods. We ...

Orthostatic hypotension, also known as postural hypotension, happens when blood vessels in the body fail to constrict (narrow) in response to gravity. This causes a decrease in blood pressure and ...

Orthostatic hypotension, also called postural hypotension, is a sudden drop in blood pressure that occurs when you stand up quickly. “Orthostasis” means “to stand up,” “hypotension” is the term for ...

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a term used to describe a group of neurological conditions with similar symptoms. People with POTS feel fatigued or dizzy when they stand up from a ...

November 27, 2001 -- Bethesda, Md. — The American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, one of the 14 peer-reviewed journals published by the American Physiological Society (APS), ...

The risk of orthostatic hypotension (OH) was found to be significantly increased with a variety of medications, particularly sympathetic inhibitors, according to the findings of a systematic review ...

Orthostatic, or postural, hypotension is defined as a sudden drop in blood pressure resulting from a change in posture, such as when a person stands up quickly. When a person stands up after sitting ...