Intensive antihypertensive treatment provides the same benefit with regard to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality regardless of the presence or absence of orthostatic or standing ...

Paris, FRANCE — A new expert consensus on the management of orthostatic hypotension has been developed by the French Society of Neurology, the French Society of Cardiology, and the French Society of ...

A high pulse with low blood pressure (BP) can happen after standing up or due to a medical condition—like congestive heart failure. Low blood pressure—also called hypotension—may not be a medical ...

United States swimmer Katie Ledecky (C) watches a women's basketball quarterfinal match between Nigeria and USA on day twelve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. (Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES ...

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 ...

Frequency of orthostatic hypotension among Ethiopian patients with Parkinson disease (PD) was shown to be higher than that among healthy controls, with a higher proportion of constipation, urinary ...

The attending physician, a doctor for 45 years, had never seen the obscure problem causing these symptoms. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The 69-year-old man rose from his desk at the guard station in the ...

Sudden dizziness upon standing, often in the morning, can signal orthostatic hypotension, a blood pressure drop. This occurs as blood pools in the legs, reducing brain flow. Dehydration, inactivity, ...