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 ...

Hyperactivation of the sympathetic nervous system has been suggested as one of the mechanisms of OHT, in line with our previous finding that BP increase during head-up tilt in OHT subjects was blunted ...

A systematic review of published evidence suggests that hypertension treatment lowers the risk for orthostatic hypotension, or extreme drop in blood pressure upon standing. Orthostatic hypotension, ...

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 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 is a medical term many may not know, but they are aware of the condition, medical experts say.Doctors said that orthostatic hypotension is when there is a drop in blood ...

(BPT) – In the United States, a rare disease is defined as a condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people. Each year on February 28, the rare disease community joins together on Rare Disease Day ...

Two randomised controlled trials (RCTs) (n=171 and n=97) found that midodrine significantly increased standing blood pressure 1 hour post‑dose compared with placebo in people with symptomatic ...

Most people know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but they may not know it is also Dysautonomia Awareness Month. Dysautonomia is a term used to describe several different medical ...

Fortunately, although orthostatic hypertension is an underappreciated clinical phenomenon, diagnosis of the condition is relatively straightforward. What is lacking in terms of diagnosis, however, is ...

Orthostatic hypertension—a rise in blood pressure upon assuming upright posture—is an underappreciated and understudied clinical phenomenon. There is currently no widely agreed-upon definition of ...