Vasodilators (alpha-adrenoceptor antagonists), diuretics, and certain calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine can exacerbate postural blood pressure changes, whereas beta-blockers with intrinsic ...

THERE is direct evidence that the postural hypotension attending primary autonomic insufficiency results from a failure of the sympathetic-nerve endings to release nor-epinephrine in response to a ...

Q: I am an 86-year-old man who was told I have postural hypotension, but I don't understand what it is. I wear high-compression support hosiery and have increased my salt intake. I was taking Florinef ...

This evidence summary has included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that have investigated the efficacy and safety of oral fludrocortisone for treating postural hypotension in adults. Cohort ...

In the presence of coronary atherosclerosis, systemic hypotension may result in acute ischemic damage to the myocardium. In 22 patients convalescing from acute myocardial infarction, orthostatic ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2007;10(5):298-304. Postural hypotension (PH) and postprandial hypotension (PPH) are common clinical disorders among the older population and should be considered in the etiology ...