Orthostatic Hypotension: The State of the art
Keywords:
baroreflex, sympathetic nervous system, adrenergic receptors, orthostatic hypotensionAbstract
Circulatory adjustment to orthostatism is described, orthostatic hypotension is defined and its
clinical relevance is analysed in epidemiologic and
clinical terms. Orthostatic hypotension is categorised
as hypo and normoadrenergic, and the possible
mechanisms involved are described. Therapeutic
aims and current therapeutic means are analysed.
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