"Hypotension, Orthostatic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A significant drop in BLOOD PRESSURE after assuming a standing position. Orthostatic hypotension is a finding, and defined as a 20-mm Hg decrease in systolic pressure or a 10-mm Hg decrease in diastolic pressure 3 minutes after the person has risen from supine to standing. Symptoms generally include DIZZINESS, blurred vision, and SYNCOPE.
| Descriptor ID |
D007024
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.177.575.600.450 C14.907.514.482
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypotension, Orthostatic" by people in Profiles.
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Implications of a vasodilatory human monoclonal autoantibody in postural hypotension. J Biol Chem. 2013 Oct 18; 288(42):30734-30741.
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Agonistic autoantibodies as vasodilators in orthostatic hypotension: a new mechanism. Hypertension. 2012 Feb; 59(2):402-8.
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Autoantibody activation of beta-adrenergic and muscarinic receptors contributes to an "autoimmune" orthostatic hypotension. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2012 Jan-Feb; 6(1):40-7.
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Does routine screening of patients 65 years of age and older for orthostatic hypotension improve outcomes? J Okla State Med Assoc. 2010 Mar; 103(3):86-7.
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Orthostatic hypotension in the first month following acute spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2008 Jan; 46(1):65-9.
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Symptomatic orthostasis with extended-release nifedipine and protease inhibitors. Pharmacotherapy. 2002 Oct; 22(10):1312-6.