A review of the etiology, asssociated comorbidities, and treatment of orthostatic hypotension

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-291

  Perlmuter, Lawrence C ^a   Sarda, Garima ^b   Casavant, Vanessa ^a   Mosnaim, Aron D ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure regulation; Cerebral blood flow; Cognition; Orthostasis; Orthostatic intolerance; Panic and affective disorders; Subclinical orthostatic hypotension; Treatment of orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GUANADREL; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INSULIN; LEVODOPA; MIDODRINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; MORPHINE; OCTREOTIDE; OLANZAPINE; PRAMIPEXOLE; PROPRANOLOL; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; RESERPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TIZANIDINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAINTNESS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STANDING;

ANXIETY; CEREBRUM; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84880064790     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e31828bfb7f     Document Type: Review

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