ASH position paper: Evaluation and treatment of orthostatic hypotension

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 147-153

  Shibao, Cyndya ^a   Lipsitz, Lewis Arnold ^b   Biaggioni, Italo ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; MIDODRINE; OCTREOTIDE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; THREO 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLSERINE;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; FAINTNESS; FALLING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874577649     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12062     Document Type: Review

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