Orthostatic hypotension (also called postural hypotension) is a sudden dip in blood pressure that happens when you stand up after you’ve been sitting or lying down. Sometimes, it may take a moment (or ...

(BPT) – In the United States, a rare disease is defined as a condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people. Each year on February 28, the rare disease community joins together on Rare Disease Day ...

That sudden wave of dizziness or lightheadedness after rising from a chair or bed is something almost everyone experiences at some point. For most, it lasts only a few seconds and resolves on its own.

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 ...

Paralysis or the loss of mobility are among the most pressing and clear consequences of a spinal cord injury. But many patients also face lesser-known complications that can disrupt their daily lives ...

A new study, "Timing of Orthostatic Hypotension and its Relationship with Falls in Older Adults", has brought critical insights into the assessment of orthostatic hypotension, a drop in blood pressure ...

Orthostatic hypotension is a medical term many may not know, but they are aware of the condition, medical experts say.Doctors said that orthostatic hypotension is when there is a drop in blood ...

This recent study compared orthostatic hypotension outcomes among 2 patient populations, both with chronic kidney disease (CKD), who were or were not living with diabetic nephropathy (DNP). According ...

Systolic blood pressure decreases by at least 20 mmHg upon standing Diastolic blood pressure decreases by at least 10 mmHg upon standing Orthostatic hypertension—in contrast to orthostatic hypotension ...

CuraSen Therapeutics has commenced its Phase IIa proof-of-concept trial of CuraAX (CST-3056) with dosing of the first patient ...

More recently, orthostatic hypertension and its potential clinical importance have been recognized in two groups of patients with essential hypertension. The first is elderly patients with essential ...