Recent advances in the treatment of orthostatic hypotension.
Neurology
; 45(4 Suppl 5): S26-32, 1995 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-7746370
ABSTRACT
Orthostatic hypotension is a fall in blood pressure on standing that causes symptoms of dizziness, visual changes, and discomfort in the head and neck. The goal of treatment is the improvement of the patient's functional capacity, rather than a target blood pressure. For treatment to be successful, it must be individualized. Non-pharmalogic interventions include carefully managed exercise, scheduled activities, and monitoring of the environmental temperature. Agents such as fludrocortisone, midodrine, and epoetin alfa offer successful pharmacologic interventions. Although these measures ease the symptoms of orthostatic hypotension, current approaches neither reverse nor stabilize the disease process in autonomic disorders.
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Assunto principal:
Hipotensão Ortostática
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurology
Ano de publicação:
1995
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos