Importance There are ongoing concerns about the benefits of intensive vs standard blood pressure (BP) treatment among adults with orthostatic hypotension or standing hypotension.
Juraschek SP+19 more
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Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension: State of the Art and Therapeutic Strategies
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, 2020Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH) is a subtype of orthostatic hypotension in which patients have impaired regulation of standing blood pressure due to autonomic dysfunction. Several primary and secondary causes of this disease exist.
Dinesh K Kalra, Anvi Raina, Sumit Sohal
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A therapeutic challenge relating to the association of orthostatic hypotension and supine hypertension in a patient with cardiac autonomic neuropathy: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Cardiac autonomic neuropathy is a highly prevalent pathology in the diabetic population, and is the leading cause of death in this population. Orthostatic hypotension is the main clinical manifestation of the disease.
Jama Dounia+6 more
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Case report of Parkinson's disease and orthostatic hypotension [PDF]
Praxis Medica, 2022Introduction: Parkinson's disease is an idiopathic, slow progressive neurodegenerative condition with the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra compacta of the midbrain.
Mijalković Miloš, Vukašinović Nikola
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Orthostatic Hypotension: Management of a Complex, But Common, Medical Problem
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2022Orthostatic hypotension (OH), a common, often overlooked, disorder with many causes, is associated with debilitating symptoms, falls, syncope, cognitive impairment, and risk of death.
A. Fedorowski+7 more
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Implanted System for Orthostatic Hypotension in Multiple-System Atrophy.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2022Orthostatic 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.
J. Squair+16 more
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Orthostatic hypotension in older people: considerations, diagnosis and management.
Clinical medicine (London), 2021Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is very common in older people and is encountered daily in emergency departments and medical admissions units. It is associated with a higher risk of falls, fractures, dementia and death, so prompt recognition and treatment ...
M. Dani+6 more
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State of the art for diagnosis and treatment of orthostatic hypotension [PDF]
Системные гипертензии, 2018This paper presents state of the art of the problem of diagnosis and treatment of orthostatic hypotension (OH). It focuses on the developed algorithms for diagnostics of classical orthostatic hypotension (COH), initial orthostatic hypotension (IOH) and ...
A V Aksenova+5 more
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The impact of autonomic dysfunction on survival in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012INTRODUCTION: Autonomic dysfunction is a well-known feature in neurodegenerative dementias, especially common in α-synucleinopathies like dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia.
Kajsa Stubendorff+3 more
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Orthostatic arterial hypotension [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2017Orthostatic hypotension is a persistent decrease of systolic blood pressure by at least 20 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure by at least 10 mm Hg in the first 3 minutes upon standing.
Camelia C. DIACONU+3 more
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