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Drug-Related Orthostatic Hypotension: Beyond Anti-Hypertensive Medications.
Drugs Aging
October 2020
Syncope Unit and Referral Centre for Hypertension Management in Older Adults, Division of Geriatric and Intensive Care Medicine, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50139, Florence, Italy.
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is an abnormal blood pressure response to standing, which is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes such as syncope, falls, cognitive impairment, and mortality. Medical therapy is one the most common causes of OH, since numerous cardiovascular and psychoactive medications may interfere with the blood pressure response to standing, leading to drug-related OH. Additionally, hypotensive medications frequently overlap with other OH risk factors (e.
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