Postprandial hypotension (PPH) is a frequently under-recognized entity associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of PPH detected through home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) ...

Vasodilators (alpha-adrenoceptor antagonists), diuretics, and certain calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine can exacerbate postural blood pressure changes, whereas beta-blockers with intrinsic ...

Dear Doctor: I am an 86-year-old female, and sometimes, about an hour after eating a meal, my blood pressure drops significantly, from a normal of 123/74 to as low as 93/47. When it happens, my lips ...

Q: I am an 86-year-old female, and sometimes, about an hour after eating a meal, my blood pressure drops significantly, from a normal of 123/74 to as low as 93/47. When it happens, my lips tingle and ...

April 22, 2003 (Bethesda, MD) -- The rate of gastric emptying is a major measure of the glucose and cardiovascular responses to oral carbohydrates. The former is key to the dietary management of ...

Low blood pressure (hypotension) happens when the force of blood pushing against the artery walls in a person's body is too low. Causes of hypotension differ by the type of hypotension and range from ...

THERE is direct evidence that the postural hypotension attending primary autonomic insufficiency results from a failure of the sympathetic-nerve endings to release nor-epinephrine in response to a ...

This evidence summary has included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that have investigated the efficacy and safety of oral fludrocortisone for treating postural hypotension in adults. Cohort ...

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Q: I am an 86-year-old man who was told I have postural hypotension, but I don't understand what it is. I wear high-compression support hosiery and have increased my salt intake. I was taking Florinef ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2007;10(5):298-304. Postural hypotension (PH) and postprandial hypotension (PPH) are common clinical disorders among the older population and should be considered in the etiology ...