"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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| 2010 | 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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Orthostatic hypotension and incident chronic kidney disease: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. Hypertension. 2010 Dec; 56(6):1054-9.