Orthostatic Hypotension

Standing did not improve cardiovascular health when compared with sitting, results from a cohort study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology showed.

Having high heart rate variability and low orthostatic hypotension reduced the risk for incident COPD hospitalization, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

A study of more than 1,000 patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia found that patients who also had orthostatic hypotension experienced greater cognitive benefits from rivastigmine compared with patients who did not.

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An intensive BP-lowering strategy did not increase risk for extreme drops in BP and should not be avoided due to preexisting orthostatic hypotension, researchers reported.

Orthostatic hypotension — which can cause dizziness when standing — may indicate an increased risk for developing dementia, according to research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Orthostatic hypotension during treatment for hypertension was not found to be associated with risk for CVD events, syncope, electrolyte abnormalities, injurious falls or acute renal failure, regardless of systolic BP treatment goal, according to research published in Hypertension.

Among patients with recent stroke, BP treatment to a target of less than 130 mm Hg systolic was linked to lower risk for orthostatic hypotension compared with treatment to a target of 130 mm Hg to 149 mm Hg systolic, researchers reported that the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions.

Primary orthostatic hypotension is a condition that is overlooked and undertreated.