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{{SK}} Postural hypotension; orthostatic intolerance; head rush; dizzy spell
{{SK}} Postural hypotension; orthostatic intolerance; head rush; dizzy spell
== Overview==




Orthostatic hypotension is a physical finding demarcated by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Autonomic Society as a reduction in systolic blood pressure of 20 mm Hg or a drop of 10 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure within three minutes of standing compared with blood pressure from the sitting or supine position. Orthostatic hypotension is frequently found in frail patients and those who are older.2 It is noticed in up to 20 percent of patients older than 65 years <ref name="pmid14705758">{{cite journal| author=Bradley JG, Davis KA| title=Orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2003 | volume= 68 | issue= 12 | pages= 2393-8 | pmid=14705758 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14705758  }} </ref><ref name="pmid1592445">{{cite journal| author=Rutan GH, Hermanson B, Bild DE, Kittner SJ, LaBaw F, Tell GS| title=Orthostatic hypotension in older adults. The Cardiovascular Health Study. CHS Collaborative Research Group. | journal=Hypertension | year= 1992 | volume= 19 | issue= 6 Pt 1 | pages= 508-19 | pmid=1592445 | doi=10.1161/01.hyp.19.6.508 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1592445  }} </ref><ref name="pmid9109468">{{cite journal| author=Ooi WL, Barrett S, Hossain M, Kelley-Gagnon M, Lipsitz LA| title=Patterns of orthostatic blood pressure change and their clinical correlates in a frail, elderly population. | journal=JAMA | year= 1997 | volume= 277 | issue= 16 | pages= 1299-304 | pmid=9109468 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9109468  }} </ref>.
==Overview==
[[Orthostatic hypotension]] or [[postural hypotension]] is defined as a reduction of [[systolic blood pressure]] of at least 20 mm Hg or 10 mm Hg in [[diastolic blood pressure]] within 3 minutes of standing. A similar fall during [[head-up tilt test]] at 60 degrees also defines [[orthostatic hypotension]]. [[Orthostatic hypotension]] may be asymptomatic or may cause symptoms of [[lightheadedness]], [[dizziness]], [[blurred vision]] or [[cognitive impairment]]. It may have acute or chronic causes. Management of [[orthostatic hypotension]] may be challenging, in particular in patients with [[orthostatic hypotension]] and concomitant [[supine]] [[hypertension]]. <ref name="pmid14705758">{{cite journal| author=Bradley JG, Davis KA| title=Orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2003 | volume= 68 | issue= 12 | pages= 2393-8 | pmid=14705758 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14705758  }} </ref><ref name="pmid1592445">{{cite journal| author=Rutan GH, Hermanson B, Bild DE, Kittner SJ, LaBaw F, Tell GS| title=Orthostatic hypotension in older adults. The Cardiovascular Health Study. CHS Collaborative Research Group. | journal=Hypertension | year= 1992 | volume= 19 | issue= 6 Pt 1 | pages= 508-19 | pmid=1592445 | doi=10.1161/01.hyp.19.6.508 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1592445  }} </ref><ref name="pmid9109468">{{cite journal| author=Ooi WL, Barrett S, Hossain M, Kelley-Gagnon M, Lipsitz LA| title=Patterns of orthostatic blood pressure change and their clinical correlates in a frail, elderly population. | journal=JAMA | year= 1997 | volume= 277 | issue= 16 | pages= 1299-304 | pmid=9109468 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9109468  }} </ref>


== Classification==
==Classification==


*Based on the underlying [[pathophysiology]] correlated to a postural drop in [[blood pressure]], orthostatic hypotension can be classified into:


'''Initial orthostatic hypotension (iOH)'''
'''Initial orthostatic hypotension (iOH)'''


It is most common in healthy adolescents and is demarcated as a brief BP decrease of >40 mmHg systolic or >20 mmHg diastolic with symptomatic cerebral hypoperfusion within five to fifteen seconds after standing, typically resolves by twenty seconds.
*It is most common in healthy adolescents
*It is demarcated as a brief BP decrease of >40 mmHg systolic or >20 mmHg diastolic with symptomatic [[cerebral hypoperfusion]] within five to fifteen seconds after standing, typically resolved by twenty seconds.


'''Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH)'''
'''Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH)'''


In Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, the sympathetic noradrenergic nerves continually fail to facilitate the reflexive cardiovascular responses essential to sustain blood pressure in response to orthostatic stress.  
*In [[Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension]], the [[sympathetic]] [[noradrenergic]] nerves continually fail to facilitate the reflexive cardiovascular responses essential to sustain blood pressure in response to orthostatic stress.
It is described as a constant BP decrease of >20 mmHg systolic or >10 mmHg diastolic, without or with symptoms, within three minutes of head-up tilt or standing.
*It is described as a constant [[BP]] decrease of >20 mmHg systolic or >10 mmHg diastolic, without or with symptoms, within three minutes of head-up tilt or standing.
   
   
'''Delayed orthostatic hypotension (dOH)'''
'''Delayed orthostatic hypotension (dOH)'''


Delayed orthostatic hypotension (dOH) is demarcated as a fall in blood pressure that accomplishes neurogenic orthostatic hypotension criteria but ensues after three minutes.  
*[[Delayed orthostatic hypotension]] (dOH) is demarcated as a fall in blood pressure that accomplishes neurogenic orthostatic hypotension criteria but ensues after three minutes.


'''Neurally mediated syncope (vOH)'''
'''Neurally mediated syncope (vOH)'''


It is also recognized as vasodepressor or vasovagal syncope, It involves a  paroxysmal extraction of sympathetic vasopressor tone, frequently during prolonged standing, in patients with an effective autonomic nervous system.  
*It is also recognized as vasodepressor or [[vasovagal syncope]], it involves a  [[paroxysmal]] extraction of [[sympathetic]] [[vasopressor]] tone, frequently during prolonged standing, in patients with an effective [[autonomic nervous system]].


'''Cardiovascular orthostatic hypotension (cOH)'''
'''Cardiovascular orthostatic hypotension (cOH)'''


Cardiovascular orthostatic hypotension occurs from intravascular hypovolemia or reduced cardiac output along with compensatory tachycardia.
*[[Cardiovascular orthostatic hypotension]] occurs from intravascular [[hypovolemia]] or reduced [[cardiac output]] along with compensatory [[tachycardia]].


'''Orthostatic pseudohypotension (pOH)'''  
'''Orthostatic pseudohypotension (pOH)'''  


It is stated as apparent orthostatic hypotension when baseline supine blood pressure is raised, which may be due to a short time at rest to create a valid baseline, related recumbent hypertension, or fluctuation of baseline blood pressure with labile hypertension<ref name="pmidhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-016-0382-6">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-016-0382-6 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17199559">{{cite journal| author=Wieling W, Krediet CT, van Dijk N, Linzer M, Tschakovsky ME| title=Initial orthostatic hypotension: review of a forgotten condition. | journal=Clin Sci (Lond) | year= 2007 | volume= 112 | issue= 3 | pages= 157-65 | pmid=17199559 | doi=10.1042/CS20060091 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17199559  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21431947">{{cite journal| author=Freeman R, Wieling W, Axelrod FB, Benditt DG, Benarroch E, Biaggioni I | display-authors=etal| title=Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome. | journal=Clin Auton Res | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 2 | pages= 69-72 | pmid=21431947 | doi=10.1007/s10286-011-0119-5 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431947  }} </ref><ref name="pmid19390349">{{cite journal| author=Wieling W, Schatz IJ| title=The consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension: a revisit after 13 years. | journal=J Hypertens | year= 2009 | volume= 27 | issue= 5 | pages= 935-8 | pmid=19390349 | doi=10.1097/HJH.0b013e32832b1145 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19390349  }} </ref>.
*It is stated as apparent [[orthostatic hypotension]] when baseline supine [[blood pressure]] is raised, which may be due to a short time at rest to create a valid baseline, related recumbent [[hypertension]], or fluctuation of baseline blood pressure with labile [[hypertension]] <ref name="pmidhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-016-0382-6">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-016-0382-6 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17199559">{{cite journal| author=Wieling W, Krediet CT, van Dijk N, Linzer M, Tschakovsky ME| title=Initial orthostatic hypotension: review of a forgotten condition. | journal=Clin Sci (Lond) | year= 2007 | volume= 112 | issue= 3 | pages= 157-65 | pmid=17199559 | doi=10.1042/CS20060091 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17199559  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21431947">{{cite journal| author=Freeman R, Wieling W, Axelrod FB, Benditt DG, Benarroch E, Biaggioni I | display-authors=etal| title=Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome. | journal=Clin Auton Res | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 2 | pages= 69-72 | pmid=21431947 | doi=10.1007/s10286-011-0119-5 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431947  }} </ref><ref name="pmid19390349">{{cite journal| author=Wieling W, Schatz IJ| title=The consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension: a revisit after 13 years. | journal=J Hypertens | year= 2009 | volume= 27 | issue= 5 | pages= 935-8 | pmid=19390349 | doi=10.1097/HJH.0b013e32832b1145 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19390349  }} </ref>


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==


*In standing position, 300 to 800 mL of blood pools in the lower extremities. Preservation of blood pressure while changing the position requires many organs like [[cardiac]],[[neurologic]], vascular, muscular, and [[neurohumoral]] to respond rapidly.9 If any of these responses are irregular, organ perfusion and blood pressure can be reduced. Therefore, symptoms of central nervous system hypoperfusion may arise, including nausea, weakness, dizziness, headache, [[lightheadedness]], fatigue, blurred vision, [[palpitations]], tremulousness, [[vertigo]], and impaired cognition.
*In the standing position, 500 to 1000 mL of [[blood]] pools in the [[lower extremities]] and [[splanchnic circulation]], causing a rapid decline in [[venous return]] to the heart.
*The [[autonomic nervous system]] plays a significant role in sustaining blood pressure when a person changes position. The [[sympathetic]] nervous system regulates the tone in the heart, arteries, and veins.  
*Decreased [[ventricular filling pressures]] lower [[cardiac output]] and systemic [[blood pressure]]. <ref name="pmid2674714">{{cite journal| author=Lipsitz LA| title=Orthostatic hypotension in the elderly. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1989 | volume= 321 | issue= 14 | pages= 952-7 | pmid=2674714 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198910053211407 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2674714  }} </ref><ref name="pmid7791382">{{cite journal| author=Low PA, Opfer-Gehrking TL, McPhee BR, Fealey RD, Benarroch EE, Willner CL | display-authors=etal| title=Prospective evaluation of clinical characteristics of orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Mayo Clin Proc | year= 1995 | volume= 70 | issue= 7 | pages= 617-22 | pmid=7791382 | doi=10.4065/70.7.617 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7791382  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11093411">{{cite journal| author=Zaqqa M, Massumi A| title=Neurally mediated syncope. | journal=Tex Heart Inst J | year= 2000 | volume= 27 | issue= 3 | pages= 268-72 | pmid=11093411 | doi= | pmc=101078 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11093411  }} </ref><ref name="pmid7746371">{{cite journal| author=Mathias CJ| title=Orthostatic hypotension: causes, mechanisms, and influencing factors. | journal=Neurology | year= 1995 | volume= 45 | issue= 4 Suppl 5 | pages= S6-11 | pmid=7746371 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7746371  }} </ref><ref name="pmid1475949">{{cite journal| author=Hollister AS| title=Orthostatic hypotension. Causes, evaluation, and management. | journal=West J Med | year= 1992 | volume= 157 | issue= 6 | pages= 652-7 | pmid=1475949 | doi= | pmc=1022100 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1475949  }} </ref>
*[[Baroreceptors]] located mainly in the [[aorta]] and [[carotid arteries]] are very sensitive to fluctuations in blood pressure. As soon as the baroreceptors sense the minor decrease in blood pressure, a synchronized increase in sympathetic stimulation occurs. Arteries contract to increase blood pressure and [[peripheral resistance]], and subsequently increases heart rate and contractility.
*[[Baroreceptors]] located mainly in the [[aorta]] and [[carotid arteries]] are very sensitive to fluctuations in blood pressure. A fall in [[blood pressure]] decreases the stretching of [[baroreceptors]], thus decreasing their firing. The decreased firing of [[baroreceptors]] increases [[sympathetic]] and decreases [[parasympathetic]] outflow.
*All of these responses are designed to sustain perfusion and blood pressure. Additional physiologic mechanisms can also be involved including the [[renin-angiotensin-aldosterone]] system, low-pressure receptors in the heart and lungs, the systemic release of [[norepinephrine]], and [[vasopressin]].
*This compensatory reflex increases [[heart rate]], [[contractility]] and [[peripheral vascular resistance]] (i.e., both arteriolar and venous [[vasoconstriction]]). These changes result in increased [[venous return]] and increased [[cardiac output]], and limit the decline in [[blood pressure]]. This compensatory reflex is known as [[baroreflex]].
*Over-all, all parts of the nervous systems and cardiovascular must work together. If there is insufficient intravascular volume, a decrease of venous return, impairment of the autonomic nervous system, or the heart's incapability to pump with the higher power, orthostatic hypotension may result<ref name="pmid2674714">{{cite journal| author=Lipsitz LA| title=Orthostatic hypotension in the elderly. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1989 | volume= 321 | issue= 14 | pages= 952-7 | pmid=2674714 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198910053211407 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2674714  }} </ref><ref name="pmid7791382">{{cite journal| author=Low PA, Opfer-Gehrking TL, McPhee BR, Fealey RD, Benarroch EE, Willner CL | display-authors=etal| title=Prospective evaluation of clinical characteristics of orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Mayo Clin Proc | year= 1995 | volume= 70 | issue= 7 | pages= 617-22 | pmid=7791382 | doi=10.4065/70.7.617 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7791382  }} </ref><ref name="pmid11093411">{{cite journal| author=Zaqqa M, Massumi A| title=Neurally mediated syncope. | journal=Tex Heart Inst J | year= 2000 | volume= 27 | issue= 3 | pages= 268-72 | pmid=11093411 | doi= | pmc=101078 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11093411  }} </ref><ref name="pmid7746371">{{cite journal| author=Mathias CJ| title=Orthostatic hypotension: causes, mechanisms, and influencing factors. | journal=Neurology | year= 1995 | volume= 45 | issue= 4 Suppl 5 | pages= S6-11 | pmid=7746371 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7746371  }} </ref><ref name="pmid1475949">{{cite journal| author=Hollister AS| title=Orthostatic hypotension. Causes, evaluation, and management. | journal=West J Med | year= 1992 | volume= 157 | issue= 6 | pages= 652-7 | pmid=1475949 | doi= | pmc=1022100 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1475949  }} </ref>.
 
*Any disruption in this pathway can cause a significant decline in [[blood pressure]] upon standing (i.e., [[orthostatic hypotension]]), causing symptoms of cerebral hypoperfusion including [[nausea]], [[dizziness]], [[headache]], [[lightheadedness]], [[blurred vision]], and impaired [[cognition]].
 
*Although many pathologic causes may alter this normal physiologic response to standing, the most common pathophysiologic mechanisms include:
**[[Autonomic dysfunction]] affecting the [[baroreflex]] (i.e. baroreflex dysfunction)
**[[Volume depletion]]
**Adverse effects of certain [[medications]]
 
[[Image:barereflex.jpg|center|1000px|]]


==Causes==
==Causes==


==== Common Causes ====
Common causes of [[orthostsic hypotension]] include: <ref name="Jiang-2005">{{cite journal | author=Jiang W, Davidson JR. | title=Antidepressant therapy in patients with ischemic heart disease. | journal=Am Heart J | year=2005 | volume=150 | issue=5 | pages=871-81 | id=PMID 16290952}}</ref><ref name="Delini-Stula-1999">{{cite journal | author=Delini-Stula A, Baier D, Kohnen R, Laux G, Philipp M, Scholz HJ. | title=Undesirable blood pressure changes under naturalistic treatment with moclobemide, a reversible MAO-A inhibitor--results of the drug utilization observation studies. | journal=Pharmacopsychiatry | year=1999 | volume=32 | issue=2 | pages=61-7 | id=PMID 10333164}}</ref><ref name="Jones-2002">{{cite journal | author=Jones RT. | title=Cardiovascular system effcts of marijuana. | journal=J Clin Pharmacol | year=2002 | volume=42 | issue=11 Suppl | pages=58S-63S | id=PMID 12412837}}</ref><ref name="pmid1898124">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hohmann M, Künzel W |title=Orthostatic hypotension and birthweight |journal=Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. |volume=248 |issue=4 |pages=181–9 |date=1991 |pmid=1898124 |doi=10.1007/bf02390357 |url=}}</ref>
Common causes of orthostatic hypotension may include:


*Medical conditions:
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**[[Pregnancy]]
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**[[Heart]] problems: [[Bradycardia]], [[heart]] [[valve]] problems, [[heart attack]] and [[heart failure]].
|-
**[[Dehydration]][[Fever]], [[vomiting]], severe [[diarrhea]], overuse of diuretics and strenuous [[exercise]] can lead to [[dehydration]].
| align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |'''Causes of [[orthostatic hypotension]]'''
**[[Endocrine]] problems
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**[[Blood]] loss
|'''[[Cardiac diseases]]'''
**[[Septicemia]]
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**Aanaphylaxis: reaction include foods, certain [[Medication|medications]], insect venoms and [[latex]].
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**[[Anemia]]: Lack of [[Nutrient|nutrients]] ([[Vitamin|vitamins]] B-12, [[folate]])
*[[Myocardial ischemia]]/[[Myocardial infarction]]
*[[Medication]]:  
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**[[Apomorphine hydrochloride]]
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**[[Bromocriptine]]
*[[Cardiac arrhythmias]]
**[[Cidofovir]]
|-
**[[Entacapone (patient information)|Entacapone]]
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*[[Congestive heart failure]]
|-
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*[[Myocarditis]]/[[pericarditis]]
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*[[Valvular heart diseases]]
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|'''[[Intravascular volume depletion]]'''
|-
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*[[Anemia]]
|-
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*[[Blood loss]]
|-
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*[[Dehydration]]
|-
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*[[Diuretics]]
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|'''[[Venous pooling]]/[[venous vasodilation]]'''
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*[[Prolonged bed rest]]
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*[[Pregnancy]]
|-
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*[[Venous insufficiency]]/[[Varicosities]]
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|'''[[Autonomic nervous system disorders]]'''
|-
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*Primary:
**Pure autonomic failure
**[[Multiple system atrophy]]
|-
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*Secondary:
**[[Diabetes]]
**[[Amyloidosis]]
**[[Sarcoidosis]]
**[[Renal failure]]
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|'''Endocrine'''
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*[[Adrenal insufficiency]]
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*[[Diabetes insipidus]]
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*[[Hyperglycemia]] (acute)
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*[[Hypoaldosteronism]]
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*[[Hypokalemia]]
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*[[Hypothyroidism]]
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*[[Pheochromocytoma]]
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|'''[[Medications]]'''
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|'''Miscellaneous'''
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*[[AIDS]]
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*[[Anxiety]] or [[panic disorder]]
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*[[Eating disorders]]
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*[[Postprandial hypotension]]
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|}
{|
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |'''Medication-induced [[Orthostatic Hypotension]]'''
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| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |'''[[Vasodilation]] through [[Alpha-1]] blockade'''
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |
*[[Alpha-1 blockers]]:
**[[Terazosin]]
**[[Prazosin]]
**[[Doxazosin]]
*[[Antipsychotics]]:
**[[Perphenazine oral|Perphenazine]]
**[[Risperidone]]
**[[Thioridazine hydrochloride]]
**[[Clozapine]]
**[[zotepine]]
**[[Olanzapine]]
**[[Fluphenazine (patient information)|Fluphenazine]]
*[[Antihistamines]]
*[[Antidepressants]]:
**[[Trazodone]]
**[[Tricyclic antidepressants]] ([[TCA]]s)
**[[Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors]] ([[SNRI]]s):
***[[Venlafaxine]]
***[[Duloxetine]]
**[[Monoamine oxidase inhibitors]]
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| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |'''[[Vasodilation]] (Others)'''
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |
*[[ACE Inhibitor]]s
*[[ARBs]]
*[[Dihydropyridine]] [[calcium channel blockers]]
*[[Hydralazine]]
*[[Nitrates]]
*[[Phosphodiesterase inhibitors]]:
**[[Sildenafil]]
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| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |'''Volume depletion'''
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |
*[[Diuretics]]:
**[[Ethacrynic acid (patient information)|Ethacrynic Acid]]
**[[Ethacrynic acid (patient information)|Ethacrynic Acid]]
**[[Fluphenazine (patient information)|Fluphenazine]]
**[[Hydrochlorothiazide (patient information)|Hydrochlorothiazide]]
**[[Hydrochlorothiazide (patient information)|Hydrochlorothiazide]]
**[[Iloperidone]]
**[[Furosemide]]
**[[Loxapine]]
*[[SGLT-2 inhibitors]]
**[[Niacin]]
|-
**[[Pergolide]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |'''Sympathetic blockade'''
**[[Perphenazine oral|Perphenazine]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |
*[[Ganglionic blocking agents]]
*[[Beta Blockers]]:
**[[Propranolol]]
*[[Clonidine]]
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |'''[[Dopamin agonists]] and other anti-Parkinsonian medications'''
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |
*[[Dopamine agonists]]
**[[Bromocriptine]]
**[[Pramipexole]]
**[[Ropinirole]]
*[[Levodopa]]
*[[Monoamine oxidase inhibitor]]s:
**[[Selegiline]]
**[[Rasagiline]]
**[[Rasagiline]]
**Risperidone
*[[COMT inhibitors]]:
**Ritonavir
**[[Entacapone (patient information)|Entacapone]]
**Rotigotine
|-
**Thioridazine hydrochloride
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |'''Others'''
**Thiothixene,
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" |
**Tiagabine
*[[Alcohol]]
**Vincristine sulfate liposome
*[[Apomorphine hydrochloride]]
**[[Diuretics]] especially [[furosemide]], [[Lisinopril and Hydrochlorothiazide]]
*[[Cidofovir]]
**[[Beta Blockers]],
*[[Iloperidone]]
**[[Calcium channel blockers]]  
*[[Loxapine]]
**[[ACE Inhibitors]]
*[[Niacin]]
**[[Prazosin]]
*[[Pergolide]]
**[[Tamsulosin]]  
*[[Ritonavir]]
**[[Nitrates]]  
*[[Rotigotine]]
**[[Anti-psychotics]] [[Clozapine]], [[zotepine]], [[Olanzapine]],
*[[Narcotics]]:
**[[Neuroleptics]]
**[[Opiates]]: [[Morhine]]
**[[Sedative hypnotics]]  
*[[Sedative-hypnotics]]:
**[[Anti-depressants]],[[duloxetine]],[[tricyclics]]
**[[Tempazepam]]
**[[MAOIs]]
*[[Muscle relaxants]]:
**[[Pramipexole]]
**[[Tizanidine]]
**[[Ropinirole]]<ref name="Jiang-2005">{{cite journal | author=Jiang W, Davidson JR. | title=Antidepressant therapy in patients with ischemic heart disease. | journal=Am Heart J | year=2005 | volume=150 | issue=5 | pages=871-81 | id=PMID 16290952}}</ref><ref name="Delini-Stula-1999">{{cite journal | author=Delini-Stula A, Baier D, Kohnen R, Laux G, Philipp M, Scholz HJ. | title=Undesirable blood pressure changes under naturalistic treatment with moclobemide, a reversible MAO-A inhibitor--results of the drug utilization observation studies. | journal=Pharmacopsychiatry | year=1999 | volume=32 | issue=2 | pages=61-7 | id=PMID 10333164}}</ref><ref name="Jones-2002">{{cite journal | author=Jones RT. | title=Cardiovascular system effcts of marijuana. | journal=J Clin Pharmacol | year=2002 | volume=42 | issue=11 Suppl | pages=58S-63S | id=PMID 12412837}}</ref><ref name="pmid1898124">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hohmann M, Künzel W |title=Orthostatic hypotension and birthweight |journal=Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. |volume=248 |issue=4 |pages=181–9 |date=1991 |pmid=1898124 |doi=10.1007/bf02390357 |url=}}</ref>.
*[[Thiothixene]]
*[[Tiagabine]]
*Chemotherapeutic agents:
*[[Vincristine]]
*[[Vinblastine]]
|-
|}


==Differentiating Xyz from Other Diseases==
==Differentiating Orthostatic Hypotension from Other Diseases==
Orthostatic hypotension must be differentiated from [[neurogenic syncope]], [[cardiogenic syncope]], [[situational syncope]], [[multiple system atrophy]] with orthostatic hypotension, [[neurally mediated hypotension]], [[postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome]] (POTS) and [[vasovagal syncope]] <ref name="pmid25498732">{{cite journal| author=Poewe W, Seppi K, Fitzer-Attas CJ, Wenning GK, Gilman S, Low PA | display-authors=etal| title=Efficacy of rasagiline in patients with the parkinsonian variant of multiple system atrophy: a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. | journal=Lancet Neurol | year= 2015 | volume= 14 | issue= 2 | pages= 145-52 | pmid=25498732 | doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70288-1 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25498732  }} </ref><ref name="pmid15875516">{{cite journal| author=Brignole M| title=Neurally-mediated syncope. | journal=Ital Heart J | year= 2005 | volume= 6 | issue= 3 | pages= 249-55 | pmid=15875516 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15875516  }} </ref><ref name="pmid24630686">{{cite journal| author=Trahair LG, Horowitz M, Jones KL| title=Postprandial hypotension: a systematic review. | journal=J Am Med Dir Assoc | year= 2014 | volume= 15 | issue= 6 | pages= 394-409 | pmid=24630686 | doi=10.1016/j.jamda.2014.01.011 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24630686  }} </ref><ref name="pmid26198889">{{cite journal| author=Garland EM, Celedonio JE, Raj SR| title=Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Beyond Orthostatic Intolerance. | journal=Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 15 | issue= 9 | pages= 60 | pmid=26198889 | doi=10.1007/s11910-015-0583-8 | pmc=4664448 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26198889  }} </ref><ref name="pmid28375909">{{cite journal| author=Cheshire WP| title=Syncope. | journal=Continuum (Minneap Minn) | year= 2017 | volume= 23 | issue= 2, Selected Topics in Outpatient Neurology | pages= 335-358 | pmid=28375909 | doi=10.1212/CON.0000000000000444 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28375909  }} </ref><ref name="pmid3528810">{{cite journal| author=Dohrmann ML, Cheitlin MD| title=Cardiogenic syncope. Seizure versus syncope. | journal=Neurol Clin | year= 1986 | volume= 4 | issue= 3 | pages= 549-62 | pmid=3528810 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3528810  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21160608">{{cite journal| author=Aydin MA, Salukhe TV, Wilke I, Willems S| title=Management and therapy of vasovagal syncope: A review. | journal=World J Cardiol | year= 2010 | volume= 2 | issue= 10 | pages= 308-15 | pmid=21160608 | doi=10.4330/wjc.v2.i10.308 | pmc=2998831 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21160608  }} </ref>


 
{| class="wikitable"
'''Intravascular volume depletion''':
|+
Blood loss
! rowspan="2" align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Disease
:*[[Dehydration]]
! colspan="12" align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |History and Physical Examination
:*Pregnancy/[[postpartum]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |
:*[[Shock]]
! colspan="4" align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Diagnostic approach
 
|-
'''Cardiovascular''':
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Lightheadedness
:*[[Anemia]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Fatigue
:*[[Cardiac arrhythmia]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Autonomic symptoms
:*[[Congestive heart failure]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Fever
:*[[Myocardial infarction]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Nausea/vomiting
:*[[Myocarditis]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Diminished Vision
:*[[Pericarditis]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Dizziness
:*[[Valvular heart disease]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Slurred Speech
:*[[Venous insufficiency]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Tachycardia
:*Postprandial hypotension
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Altered mentation
 
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Loss of Consciousness
'''Neurologic Causes''':
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Weakness
:*[[Amyloidosis]] (hereditary and primary)
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Neurological Deficit
:*[[Diabetic autonomic neuropathy]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Labs and CSF findings
:*[[Lewy body dementia]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |ECG
:*[[Multisystem atrophy]](Shy-Drager syndrome)
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |CT/MRI
:*[[Parkinson disease]]
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Gold standard test
:*[[Pure autonomic failure]]
|-
 
|'''Multiple system atrophy with orthostatic hypotension'''
'''Drugs''':
| +
:*[[Alcohol]]
| +
:*[[Antiadrenergic]]
| +
:*[[Antianginals]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
:*[[Antiarrhythmics]]
| -
:*[[Anticholinergics]]
| +
:*[[Antidepressants]]
| +
:*[[Antihypertensives]]
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
:*[[Antiparkinsonian agents]]
| -
:*[[Diuretics]]
| +
:*[[Narcotics]]
| -
:*[[Neuroleptics]]
| +
:*[[Sedatives]]
| +
 
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
'''Endocrine Causes''':
| -
:*[[Adrenal insufficiency]]
|Atrophy of brain stem and cerebellum
:*[[Diabetes insipidus]]
|
:*Hyperglycemia, acute
*Clinical assessment
:*[[Hypoaldosteronism]]
|-
:*[[Hypokalemia]]
|'''Neurally mediated hypotension'''
:*[[Hypothyroidism]]
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
:*[[Pheochromocytoma]]
| +
 
| +
'''Miscellaneous:'''
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
:*[[AIDS]]
| +
:*Anxiety or panic disorder
| +
:*[[Eating disorders]]
| +
:*Prolonged bed rest
| +
| -
| +
| -
| +
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
*Clinical assessment
|-
|''''Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)'''
| +
| +
| +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|
*Clinical assessment
|-
|'''Neurologic syncope'''
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| +
|<nowiki>+/-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| -
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| +
|<nowiki>+/-</nowiki>
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
*Clinical assessment
|-
|'''Cardiac syncope'''
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| +
| +
|_
| +
| +
| +
| +
| +
|<nowiki>+/-</nowiki>
| +
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| -
| -
| +
| -
|
*[[ECG]]
*[[Holter monitor]]
*[[Echocardiography]]
|-
|'''Situational syncope'''
|<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| +
| +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| +
| +
| +
| +/-
| +/-
|<nowiki>+/-</nowiki>
| +
|<nowiki>+/-</nowiki>
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
*Clinical assessment syncope occurs during defecation, micturition, or coughing
|-
|'''Vasovagal syncope (also known as cardio-neurogenic syncope)'''
| +
| +
| +
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| +
|<nowiki>+/-</nowiki>
| +
| +
| -
| +
| +
|<nowiki>+/-</nowiki>
| -
| +
| +
| -
|
*[[ECG]]
*[[Echocardiogram]]
*[[Exercise stress testing|Exercise stress test]]
|}


==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
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'''Incidence'''
'''Incidence'''


*The approximation of Orthostatic hypotension‐associated hospitalization is 36 per 100,000 adults, and the rate can be as high as 233 per 100,000 patients >75 years of age<ref name="pmid28713844">{{cite journal| author=Palma JA, Kaufmann H| title=Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension. | journal=Mov Disord Clin Pract | year= 2017 | volume= 4 | issue= 3 | pages= 298-308 | pmid=28713844 | doi=10.1002/mdc3.12478 | pmc=5506688 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28713844  }} </ref>.
*The approximation of orthostatic hypotension‐associated hospitalization is 36 per 100,000 adults, and the rate can be as high as 233 per 100,000 patients >75 years of age. <ref name="pmid28713844">{{cite journal| author=Palma JA, Kaufmann H| title=Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of [[Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension]]. | journal=Mov Disord Clin Pract | year= 2017 | volume= 4 | issue= 3 | pages= 298-308 | pmid=28713844 | doi=10.1002/mdc3.12478 | pmc=5506688 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28713844  }} </ref>


'''Prevalence'''
'''Prevalence'''


*The overall prevalence of Orthostatic hypotension depends on age as it increases with age in the general population.
*The overall prevalence of [[orthostatic hypotension]] depends on age as it increases with age in the general population.
*The prevalence ranges from 5% in patients <50 years of age to 30% in those >70 years of age.
*The [[prevalence]] ranges from 5% in patients <50 years of age to 30% in those >70 years of age.
*It is ~20% in > 65-year-old patients<ref name="pmid26271068">{{cite journal| author=Ricci F, De Caterina R, Fedorowski A| title=Orthostatic Hypotension: Epidemiology, Prognosis, and Treatment. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 2015 | volume= 66 | issue= 7 | pages= 848-860 | pmid=26271068 | doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1084 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26271068  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18368301">{{cite journal| author=Low PA| title=Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Clin Auton Res | year= 2008 | volume= 18 Suppl 1 | issue=  | pages= 8-13 | pmid=18368301 | doi=10.1007/s10286-007-1001-3 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18368301  }} </ref>.
*It is ~20% in >65-year-old patients. <ref name="pmid26271068">{{cite journal| author=Ricci F, De Caterina R, Fedorowski A| title=Orthostatic Hypotension: Epidemiology, Prognosis, and Treatment. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 2015 | volume= 66 | issue= 7 | pages= 848-860 | pmid=26271068 | doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1084 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26271068  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18368301">{{cite journal| author=Low PA| title=Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Clin Auton Res | year= 2008 | volume= 18 Suppl 1 | issue=  | pages= 8-13 | pmid=18368301 | doi=10.1007/s10286-007-1001-3 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18368301  }} </ref>


'''Age'''
'''Age'''


*Orthostatic Hypotension is commonly seen in individuals older than 50 years of age.
*[[Orthostatic Hypotension]] is commonly seen in individuals older than 50 years of age.


'''Gender'''  
'''Gender'''  


*Orthostatic hypotension affects men and women equally.
*[[Orthostatic hypotension]] affects men and women equally.


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==


Common [[Risk factor|risk factors]] in the development of orthostatic hypotension include:<ref name="ArnoldShibao2013">{{cite journal|last1=Arnold|first1=Amy C.|last2=Shibao|first2=Cyndya|title=Current Concepts in Orthostatic Hypotension Management|journal=Current Hypertension Reports|volume=15|issue=4|year=2013|pages=304–312|issn=1522-6417|doi=10.1007/s11906-013-0362-3}}</ref><ref name="CanobbioWarnes2017">{{cite journal|last1=Canobbio|first1=Mary M.|last2=Warnes|first2=Carole A.|last3=Aboulhosn|first3=Jamil|last4=Connolly|first4=Heidi M.|last5=Khanna|first5=Amber|last6=Koos|first6=Brian J.|last7=Mital|first7=Seema|last8=Rose|first8=Carl|last9=Silversides|first9=Candice|last10=Stout|first10=Karen|title=Management of Pregnancy in Patients With Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association|journal=Circulation|volume=135|issue=8|year=2017|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000458}}</ref>
Common [[Risk factor|risk factors]] in the development of orthostatic hypotension include: <ref name="ArnoldShibao2013">{{cite journal|last1=Arnold|first1=Amy C.|last2=Shibao|first2=Cyndya|title=Current Concepts in Orthostatic Hypotension Management|journal=Current Hypertension Reports|volume=15|issue=4|year=2013|pages=304–312|issn=1522-6417|doi=10.1007/s11906-013-0362-3}}</ref><ref name="CanobbioWarnes2017">{{cite journal|last1=Canobbio|first1=Mary M.|last2=Warnes|first2=Carole A.|last3=Aboulhosn|first3=Jamil|last4=Connolly|first4=Heidi M.|last5=Khanna|first5=Amber|last6=Koos|first6=Brian J.|last7=Mital|first7=Seema|last8=Rose|first8=Carl|last9=Silversides|first9=Candice|last10=Stout|first10=Karen|title=Management of Pregnancy in Patients With Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association|journal=Circulation|volume=135|issue=8|year=2017|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000458}}</ref>


*[[Age]] (>65)
*[[Age]] (>65)
*[[Medication|Medications]] ([[Alpha blocker|alpha blockers]])
*[[Medication|Medications]]
*[[Disease]]: [[Parkinson's Disease|Parkinson's disease]], [[diabetes]]
*[[Autonomic neuropathies]], such as[[Parkinson's Disease|Parkinson's disease]], [[diabetes]]
*[[Postpartum period]]  
*[[Volume depletion]]
*[[Postpartum period]]
*[[Prolong bedrest]].
*[[Prolong bedrest]].


==Screening==
==Screening==
*Orthostatic hypotension, screening consists of blood pressure measurements in supine (or sitting) and standing position during clinical consultations<ref name="pmid30418320">{{cite journal| author=Cremer A, Rousseau AL, Boulestreau R, Kuntz S, Tzourio C, Gosse P| title=Screening for orthostatic hypotension using home blood pressure measurements. | journal=J Hypertens | year= 2019 | volume= 37 | issue= 5 | pages= 923-927 | pmid=30418320 | doi=10.1097/HJH.0000000000001986 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30418320  }} </ref>.
 
*Orthostatic hypotension screening consists of [[blood pressure]] measurements in [[supine]] (or sitting) and [[standing position]] during clinical consultations. <ref name="pmid30418320">{{cite journal| author=Cremer A, Rousseau AL, Boulestreau R, Kuntz S, Tzourio C, Gosse P| title=Screening for orthostatic hypotension using home blood pressure measurements. | journal=J Hypertens | year= 2019 | volume= 37 | issue= 5 | pages= 923-927 | pmid=30418320 | doi=10.1097/HJH.0000000000001986 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30418320  }} </ref>


==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
==== Natural History ====
====Natural History====


*The symptoms of orthostatic hypotension mainly develop in the elderly, and start with generalized symptoms of dizziness, lightheadedness, or syncope and less frequently with headache, leg buckling, or chest pain<ref name="pmid28846238">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2020 | volume=  | issue=  | pages=  | pmid=28846238 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid14705758">{{cite journal| author=Bradley JG, Davis KA| title=Orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2003 | volume= 68 | issue= 12 | pages= 2393-8 | pmid=14705758 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14705758  }} </ref>.
*The symptoms of orthostatic hypotension mainly develop in the elderly, and start with generalized symptoms of [[dizziness]], [[lightheadedness]], or [[syncope]] and less frequently with [[headache]], [[leg buckling]], or [[chest pain]] <ref name="pmid28846238">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2020 | volume=  | issue=  | pages=  | pmid=28846238 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid14705758">{{cite journal| author=Bradley JG, Davis KA| title=Orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2003 | volume= 68 | issue= 12 | pages= 2393-8 | pmid=14705758 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14705758  }} </ref>
    
    
==== Complications ====
====Complications====
Common [[Complication (medicine)|complications]] of orthostatic hypotension  include:<ref name="pmid21438868">{{cite journal |vauthors=Romero-Ortuno R, Cogan L, Foran T, Kenny RA, Fan CW |title=Continuous noninvasive orthostatic blood pressure measurements and their relationship with orthostatic intolerance, falls, and frailty in older people |journal=J Am Geriatr Soc |volume=59 |issue=4 |pages=655–65 |date=April 2011 |pmid=21438868 |doi=10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03352.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="RicciFedorowski2015">{{cite journal|last1=Ricci|first1=Fabrizio|last2=Fedorowski|first2=Artur|last3=Radico|first3=Francesco|last4=Romanello|first4=Mattia|last5=Tatasciore|first5=Alfonso|last6=Di Nicola|first6=Marta|last7=Zimarino|first7=Marco|last8=De Caterina|first8=Raffaele|title=Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality related to orthostatic hypotension: a meta-analysis of prospective observational studies|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=36|issue=25|year=2015|pages=1609–1617|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehv093}}</ref>
Common [[Complication (medicine)|complications]] of orthostatic hypotension  include: <ref name="pmid21438868">{{cite journal |vauthors=Romero-Ortuno R, Cogan L, Foran T, Kenny RA, Fan CW |title=Continuous noninvasive orthostatic blood pressure measurements and their relationship with orthostatic intolerance, falls, and frailty in older people |journal=J Am Geriatr Soc |volume=59 |issue=4 |pages=655–65 |date=April 2011 |pmid=21438868 |doi=10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03352.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="RicciFedorowski2015">{{cite journal|last1=Ricci|first1=Fabrizio|last2=Fedorowski|first2=Artur|last3=Radico|first3=Francesco|last4=Romanello|first4=Mattia|last5=Tatasciore|first5=Alfonso|last6=Di Nicola|first6=Marta|last7=Zimarino|first7=Marco|last8=De Caterina|first8=Raffaele|title=Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality related to orthostatic hypotension: a meta-analysis of prospective observational studies|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=36|issue=25|year=2015|pages=1609–1617|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehv093}}</ref>
 
*Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension may cause falling. <ref name="pmid23265229">{{cite journal| author=van Hateren KJ, Kleefstra N, Blanker MH, Ubink-Veltmaat LJ, Groenier KH, Houweling ST | display-authors=etal| title=Orthostatic hypotension, diabetes, and falling in older patients: a cross-sectional study. | journal=Br J Gen Pract | year= 2012 | volume= 62 | issue= 603 | pages= e696-702 | pmid=23265229 | doi=10.3399/bjgp12X656838 | pmc=3459777 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23265229  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid21391928">{{cite journal| author=Gangavati A, Hajjar I, Quach L, Jones RN, Kiely DK, Gagnon P | display-authors=etal| title=Hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, and the risk of falls in a community-dwelling elderly population: the maintenance of balance, independent living, intellect, and zest in the elderly of Boston study. | journal=J Am Geriatr Soc | year= 2011 | volume= 59 | issue= 3 | pages= 383-9 | pmid=21391928 | doi=10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03317.x | pmc=3306056 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21391928  }} </ref>
**The risk of recurrent falls is particularly higher in frail, older adults.
*According to various studies, [[orthostatic hypotension]] may be a [[risk factor]] for: <ref name="pmid20698925">{{cite journal| author=Fedorowski A, Hedblad B, Engström G, Gustav Smith J, Melander O| title=Orthostatic hypotension and long-term incidence of atrial fibrillation: the Malmö Preventive Project. | journal=J Intern Med | year= 2010 | volume= 268 | issue= 4 | pages= 383-9 | pmid=20698925 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02261.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20698925  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid23675460">{{cite journal| author=Xin W, Lin Z, Li X| title=Orthostatic hypotension and the risk of congestive heart failure: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. | journal=PLoS One | year= 2013 | volume= 8 | issue= 5 | pages= e63169 | pmid=23675460 | doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0063169 | pmc=3652866 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23675460  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid20651699">{{cite journal| author=Fedorowski A, Engström G, Hedblad B, Melander O| title=Orthostatic hypotension predicts incidence of heart failure: the Malmö preventive project. | journal=Am J Hypertens | year= 2010 | volume= 23 | issue= 11 | pages= 1209-15 | pmid=20651699 | doi=10.1038/ajh.2010.150 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20651699  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid20458003">{{cite journal| author=Fagard RH, De Cort P| title=Orthostatic hypotension is a more robust predictor of cardiovascular events than nighttime reverse dipping in elderly. | journal=Hypertension | year= 2010 | volume= 56 | issue= 1 | pages= 56-61 | pmid=20458003 | doi=10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.151654 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20458003  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid23216860">{{cite journal| author=Fedorowski A, Melander O| title=Syndromes of orthostatic intolerance: a hidden danger. | journal=J Intern Med | year= 2013 | volume= 273 | issue= 4 | pages= 322-35 | pmid=23216860 | doi=10.1111/joim.12021 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23216860  }} </ref> <ref name="pmid9826316">{{cite journal| author=Masaki KH, Schatz IJ, Burchfiel CM, Sharp DS, Chiu D, Foley D | display-authors=etal| title=Orthostatic hypotension predicts mortality in elderly men: the Honolulu Heart Program. | journal=Circulation | year= 1998 | volume= 98 | issue= 21 | pages= 2290-5 | pmid=9826316 | doi=10.1161/01.cir.98.21.2290 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9826316  }} </ref>
**Cardiovascular and all-cause mortality
**Cardiovascular events
**[[Congestive heart failure]]
**[[Atrial fibrillation]]
**Cognitive decline or [[dementia]]
**[[Anxiety]], [[depression]], and impaired quality of life
 
====Prognosis====
 
*Depending on the underlying cause of [[orthostatic hypotension]], the prognosis may vary.


*Moderate low [[Blood pressure low, systemic|blood pressure]]:
==Diagnosis==
**[[Dizziness]]
**[[Weakness]]
**[[Fainting]] (increase risk of [[injury]] by falling down) <br />
*Severely low [[Blood pressure low, systemic|blood pressure]]:
**[[Heart]] damage ([[Heart failure|Heart failur]])
**Brian damage ([[Stroke]])


==== Prognosis ====
*Depending on the underlying condition of orthostatic hypotension at the time of diagnosis, the prognosis may vary.
===Diagnostic study of choice===
===Diagnostic study of choice===
*Orthostatic vitals are the best diagnostic tests that are simple and easy to perform in a clinical setting.
 
=== History and Symptoms===
*[[Orthostatic vitals]] are the best diagnostic tests that are simple and easy to perform in a clinical setting. <nowiki></ref></nowiki><ref name="pmid21431947">{{cite journal| author=Freeman R, Wieling W, Axelrod FB, Benditt DG, Benarroch E, Biaggioni I | display-authors=etal| title=Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome. | journal=Clin Auton Res | year= 2011 | volume= 21 | issue= 2 | pages= 69-72 | pmid=21431947 | doi=10.1007/s10286-011-0119-5 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21431947  }} </ref><ref name="pmid19390349">{{cite journal| author=Wieling W, Schatz IJ| title=The consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension: a revisit after 13 years. | journal=J Hypertens | year= 2009 | volume= 27 | issue= 5 | pages= 935-8 | pmid=19390349 | doi=10.1097/HJH.0b013e32832b1145 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19390349  }} </ref>
* Symptoms are predominant when standing, less often when sitting, and they subside when lying down<ref name="pmid26879239">{{cite journal| author=Palma JA, Norcliffe-Kaufmann L, Kaufmann H| title=An orthostatic hypotension mimic: The inebriation-like syndrome in Parkinson disease. | journal=Mov Disord | year= 2016 | volume= 31 | issue= 4 | pages= 598-600 | pmid=26879239 | doi=10.1002/mds.26516 | pmc=4833617 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26879239  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18256396">{{cite journal| author=Freeman R| title=Clinical practice. Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2008 | volume= 358 | issue= 6 | pages= 615-24 | pmid=18256396 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcp074189 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18256396  }} </ref>.
*[[Blood pressure]] and [[heart rate]] should be measured within 2-5 minutes of standing after a 5-minute period of supine rest.
*Symptoms of orthostatic hypotension may include the following:
** The optimal time to check standing blood pressure varies<ref name="pmid37668347">{{cite journal| author=Petriceks AH, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Mitchell CM, Schrack JA, Mukamal KJ | display-authors=etal| title=Timing of orthostatic hypotension and its relationship with falls in older adults. | journal=J Am Geriatr Soc | year= 2023 | volume= 71 | issue= 12 | pages= 3711-3720 | pmid=37668347 | doi=10.1111/jgs.18573 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=37668347  }} </ref>
*[[Orthostatic hypotension]] is diagnosed when there is:
**At least a 20 mmHg decline in [[systolic blood pressure]]
**At least 10 mmHg decline in [[diastolic blood pressure]]
 
*The absence of the normal rise in [[heart rate]] on standing is a diagnostic clue to the presence of [[autonomic dysfunction]]; however, an increased [[heart rate]] cannot exclude autonomic failure.
 
===History and Symptoms===
 
*When evaluating a patient with [[orthostatic hypotension]], the following features in history may provide a clue to the diagnosis: <ref name="pmid17904451">{{cite journal| author=Gupta V, Lipsitz LA| title=Orthostatic hypotension in the elderly: diagnosis and treatment. | journal=Am J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 120 | issue= 10 | pages= 841-7 | pmid=17904451 | doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.02.023 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17904451  }} </ref>
*Use of certain medications known to cause [[orthostatic hypotension]].
*Recent history of [[volume depletion]] (such as [[fever]], [[fluid restriction]], [[vomiting]], [[diarrhea]], [[hemorrhage]])
*Medical history of common diseases causing [[orthostatic hypotension]], such as [[congestive heart failure]], [[diabetes]], [[Parkinson's disease]], [[malignancie]]s.
*History of [[alcohol]] consumption
*Particular attention should be made to the presence of neurologic symptoms (e.g., [[parkinsonism]], [[ataxia]], [[peripheral neuropathy]]) or symptoms of [[autonomic dysfunction]] (e.g. abnormal [[pupillary response]], chronic [[constipation]], [[erectile dysfunction]], [[urinary incontinence]])
 
*Symptoms of [[orthostatic hypotension]] are prominent immediately upon standing, might improve in sitting position, and disappear in the supine position (i.e., postural symptoms). <ref name="pmid26879239">{{cite journal| author=Palma JA, Norcliffe-Kaufmann L, Kaufmann H| title=An orthostatic hypotension mimic: The inebriation-like syndrome in Parkinson disease. | journal=Mov Disord | year= 2016 | volume= 31 | issue= 4 | pages= 598-600 | pmid=26879239 | doi=10.1002/mds.26516 | pmc=4833617 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26879239  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18256396">{{cite journal| author=Freeman R| title=Clinical practice. Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2008 | volume= 358 | issue= 6 | pages= 615-24 | pmid=18256396 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcp074189 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18256396  }} </ref>
*Symptoms may also be seen in association with meals, exercise, and prolonged standing
*Symptoms are due to cerebral [[hypoperfusion]]
*Symptoms usually last for few minutes
*The most common symptoms are [[lightheadedness]] and [[dizziness]] upon standing.
*Other symptoms include:
 
:*Generalized [[weakness]]
:*Generalized [[weakness]]
:*Lightheadedness
:*[[Headache]]
:*[[Dizziness]]
:*[[headache]]
:*Blurred or dimmed [[eye|vision]] (possibly to the point of momentary [[blindness]])
:*Blurred or dimmed [[eye|vision]] (possibly to the point of momentary [[blindness]])
:*[[Fatigue]]
:*[[Fatigue]]
:*[[Cognition|Cognitive]] slowing
:*[[Cognition|Cognitive]] impairment
:*[[Leg]] buckling
:*[[Loss of consciousness]] ([[syncope]]) may be seen in severe cases
:*[[Neck]] [[pain]]
:*Localized [[headache]] (in the [[Suboccipital nerve|suboccipital]], [[posterior]] [[cervical]], and [[shoulder]] region)


===Physical Examination===
===Physical Examination===
The physical exam must include orthostatic vital signs <ref name="pmid23569093">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stewart JM |title=Common syndromes of orthostatic intolerance |journal=Pediatrics |volume=131 |issue=5 |pages=968–80 |date=May 2013 |pmid=23569093 |pmc=3639459 |doi=10.1542/peds.2012-2610 |url=}}</ref>
Common physical examination findings of orthostatic hypotension include checking the [[blood pressure]], pulse, and symptoms while having the [[patient]] in the standing and sitting position. <ref name="pmid23569093">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stewart JM |title=Common syndromes of orthostatic intolerance |journal=Pediatrics |volume=131 |issue=5 |pages=968–80 |date=May 2013 |pmid=23569093 |pmc=3639459 |doi=10.1542/peds.2012-2610 |url=}}</ref>


=== Diagnosis===
===Laboratory Findings===
There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with orthostatic hypotension. While the definitive diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension is made clinically, other tests contribute to understanding the [[risks]] of disease and may provide clues to the selection of [[treatment]] options. <ref name="pmid17904451">{{cite journal| author=Gupta V, Lipsitz LA| title=Orthostatic hypotension in the elderly: diagnosis and treatment. | journal=Am J Med | year= 2007 | volume= 120 | issue= 10 | pages= 841-7 | pmid=17904451 | doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.02.023 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17904451  }} </ref>
These tests include those that access the underlying [[cause]] that may be altered in patients suffering from [[orthostatic hypotension]].


===== Laboratory Findings =====
There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with orthostatic hypotension. While the definitive diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension is made clinically, other tests contribute to understanding the [[risks]] of disease and may provide clues to the selection of [[treatment]] options. These tests include those that access the underlying [[cause]] that may be altered in patients suffering from orthostatic hypotension. Addressing these conditions may improve the quality of life of a patient.
*[[CBC]]
*[[CBC]]
*[[Basic metabolic panel]]
*[[Basic metabolic panel]]
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*[[TSH]]
*[[TSH]]


===== Electrocardiogram =====
===Electrocardiogram===
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension. Findings on an ECG suggestive of orthostatic hypotension include:<ref name="pmid26695401">{{cite journal| author=Saedon NI, Zainal-Abidin I, Chee KH, Khor HM, Tan KM, Kamaruzzaman SK | display-authors=etal| title=Postural blood pressure electrocardiographic changes are associated with falls in older people. | journal=Clin Auton Res | year= 2016 | volume= 26 | issue= 1 | pages= 41-8 | pmid=26695401 | doi=10.1007/s10286-015-0327-5 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26695401  }} </ref>
An [[ECG]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiovascular causes of [[orthostatic hypotension]].


*[Longer PR]
===X-ray===
*[Longer QT intervals]
*[Larger Systolic blood pressure reduction]


===== X-ray =====
There are no [[x-ray]] findings associated with orthostatic hypotension.
*There are no x-ray findings associated with orthostatic hypotension.


===== Echocardiography and Ultrasound =====
===Echocardiography===
*Echocardiography can be helpful in severe cases.


===== CT scan =====
Echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[orthostatic hypotension]]. Findings on an [[echocardiography]] diagnostic of [[orthostatic hypotension]] include cardiac structural changes such as [[left ventricular hypertrophy]], development of [[diastolic dysfunction]], and decreased right chamber volume. <ref name="pmid26643688">{{cite journal| author=Magnusson M, Holm H, Bachus E, Nilsson P, Leosdottir M, Melander O | display-authors=etal| title=Orthostatic Hypotension and Cardiac Changes After Long-Term Follow-Up. | journal=Am J Hypertens | year= 2016 | volume= 29 | issue= 7 | pages= 847-52 | pmid=26643688 | doi=10.1093/ajh/hpv187 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26643688 }} </ref>
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension. Findings on CT scan diagnostic of orthostatic hypotension include the presence of a cerebral tumor or communicating hydrocephalus<ref name="pmid23180176">{{cite journal| author=Metzler M, Duerr S, Granata R, Krismer F, Robertson D, Wenning GK| title=Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension: pathophysiology, evaluation, and management. | journal=J Neurol | year= 2013 | volume= 260 | issue= 9 | pages= 2212-9 | pmid=23180176 | doi=10.1007/s00415-012-6736-7 | pmc=3764319 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23180176 }} </ref>.


===== MRI =====
===CT scan===
*Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension.
 
A CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[orthostatic hypotension]]. Findings on a CT scan diagnostic of [[orthostatic hypotension]] include the presence of a [[cerebral tumor]] or [[communicating hydrocephalus]]. <ref name="pmid23180176">{{cite journal| author=Metzler M, Duerr S, Granata R, Krismer F, Robertson D, Wenning GK| title=Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension: pathophysiology, evaluation, and management. | journal=J Neurol | year= 2013 | volume= 260 | issue= 9 | pages= 2212-9 | pmid=23180176 | doi=10.1007/s00415-012-6736-7 | pmc=3764319 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23180176  }} </ref>
===== Other Imaging Findings =====
 
*There are PET or MIBG imaging findings that are optional.
===MRI===
 
A brain [[MRI]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[orthostatic hypotension]]. Findings on a [[MRI]] suggestive of [[orthostatic hypotension]] include:
 
*[[Neurodegenerative disorder]]
*[[Stroke]]
 
===Other Imaging Findings===
 
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with [[orthostatic hypotension]].
 
===Other Diagnostic Studies===
 
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with [[orthostatic hypotension]].


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
===Medical Therapy===


Pharmacological: Some drugs that are used in the treatment of orthostatic hypotension include [[fludrocortisone]] (Florinef), [[erythropoietin]], [[midodrine]] and [[Pyridostigmine bromide]] (Mestinon)
*Asymptomatic [[hypotension]] is a common finding in practice and does not require any treatment.
*There is no specific target [[blood pressure]] goals in the management of orthostatic hypotension.
*However, management is targeted to alleviate symptoms, prevention of future falls, and excessive [[supine hypertension]].
*Management of orthostatic hypotension can be categorized into lifestyle modifications and medical therapy.
*Education of the patient and non-pharmacological treatments are the cornerstone of treatment of orthostatic hypotension.
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===Non-Pharmacological Therapy===


Non-phamacological: Avoid triggers: large meals, hot bath, prolong standing<ref name="Singer-2003">{{cite journal | author=Singer W, Opfer-Gehrking TL, McPhee BR, Hilz MJ, Bharucha AE, Low PA. | title=Acetylcholinesterase inhibition: a novel approach in the treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year=2003 | volume=74 | issue=9 | pages=1294-8 | id=PMID 12933939}}</ref><ref name="FigueroaBasford2010">{{cite journal|last1=Figueroa|first1=J. J.|last2=Basford|first2=J. R.|last3=Low|first3=P. A.|title=Preventing and treating orthostatic hypotension: As easy as A, B, C|journal=Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine|volume=77|issue=5|year=2010|pages=298–306|issn=0891-1150|doi=10.3949/ccjm.77a.09118}}</ref><ref name="FreemanAbuzinadah2018">{{cite journal|last1=Freeman|first1=Roy|last2=Abuzinadah|first2=Ahmad R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Christopher|last4=Jones|first4=Pearl|last5=Miglis|first5=Mitchell G.|last6=Sinn|first6=Dong In|title=Orthostatic Hypotension|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=72|issue=11|year=2018|pages=1294–1309|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2018.05.079}}</ref><ref name="FreemanAbuzinadah20182">{{cite journal|last1=Freeman|first1=Roy|last2=Abuzinadah|first2=Ahmad R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Christopher|last4=Jones|first4=Pearl|last5=Miglis|first5=Mitchell G.|last6=Sinn|first6=Dong In|title=Orthostatic Hypotension|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=72|issue=11|year=2018|pages=1294–1309|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2018.05.079}}</ref>
*Education of the patient and non-pharmacological treatments are the cornerstone of treatment of orthostatic hypotension.<ref name="Singer-2003">{{cite journal | author=Singer W, Opfer-Gehrking TL, McPhee BR, Hilz MJ, Bharucha AE, Low PA. | title=Acetylcholinesterase inhibition: a novel approach in the treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. | journal=J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | year=2003 | volume=74 | issue=9 | pages=1294-8 | id=PMID 12933939}}</ref><ref name="FigueroaBasford2010">{{cite journal|last1=Figueroa|first1=J. J.|last2=Basford|first2=J. R.|last3=Low|first3=P. A.|title=Preventing and treating orthostatic hypotension: As easy as A, B, C|journal=Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine|volume=77|issue=5|year=2010|pages=298–306|issn=0891-1150|doi=10.3949/ccjm.77a.09118}}</ref><ref name="FreemanAbuzinadah2018">{{cite journal|last1=Freeman|first1=Roy|last2=Abuzinadah|first2=Ahmad R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Christopher|last4=Jones|first4=Pearl|last5=Miglis|first5=Mitchell G.|last6=Sinn|first6=Dong In|title=Orthostatic Hypotension|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=72|issue=11|year=2018|pages=1294–1309|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2018.05.079}}</ref><ref name="FreemanAbuzinadah20182">{{cite journal|last1=Freeman|first1=Roy|last2=Abuzinadah|first2=Ahmad R.|last3=Gibbons|first3=Christopher|last4=Jones|first4=Pearl|last5=Miglis|first5=Mitchell G.|last6=Sinn|first6=Dong In|title=Orthostatic Hypotension|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=72|issue=11|year=2018|pages=1294–1309|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2018.05.079}}</ref><ref name="pmid/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1084">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1084 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10  }} </ref><ref name="pmid14705758">{{cite journal| author=Bradley JG, Davis KA| title=Orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2003 | volume= 68 | issue= 12 | pages= 2393-8 | pmid=14705758 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14705758  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10071663">{{cite journal| author=Carlson JE| title=Assessment of orthostatic blood pressure: measurement technique and clinical applications. | journal=South Med J | year= 1999 | volume= 92 | issue= 2 | pages= 167-73 | pmid=10071663 | doi=10.1097/00007611-199902000-00002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10071663  }} </ref>
*Cessation of orthostatic hypotension inducing [[drugs]] such as [[anti-hypertensives]]s in patients with a mean [[blood pressure]] below target value is recommended.
*Avoidance of certain factors that aggravate hypotension such as heat, and alcohol intake.
*Consumption of large meals induces [[splanchnic]] [[vasodilation]] thereby resulting in hypotension [[postprandially]].
**Fractionated meals are recommended in patients with postprandial symptoms.


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!'''Steps to approach a patient'''<ref name="pmid/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1084">{{cite journal| author=Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G| title=Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. | journal=Biochem Pharmacol | year= 1975 | volume= 24 | issue= 17 | pages= 1639-41 | pmid=/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1084 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10  }} </ref><ref name="pmid14705758">{{cite journal| author=Bradley JG, Davis KA| title=Orthostatic hypotension. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2003 | volume= 68 | issue= 12 | pages= 2393-8 | pmid=14705758 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14705758  }} </ref><ref name="pmid10071663">{{cite journal| author=Carlson JE| title=Assessment of orthostatic blood pressure: measurement technique and clinical applications. | journal=South Med J | year= 1999 | volume= 92 | issue= 2 | pages= 167-73 | pmid=10071663 | doi=10.1097/00007611-199902000-00002 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10071663  }} </ref>
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! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Non-Pharmacological methods
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Mechanism of alleviating hypotension
! align="center" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF " |Recommendations
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|-
|'''When we should suspect orthostatic hypotension?:'''
|Elastic stockings
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*Reduce [[venous pooling]] in the splanchnic and mesenteric circulations.
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*Elastic stockings expanding up to the waist are recommended.
*Leg compression alone is not considered effective.
**Due to the minor venous capacitance of legs relative to the abdomen.
*Separate abdominal and leg compression is recommended to avoid patient discomfort.
|-
|-
|Unexplained fall/syncope
|Physical Maneuvers
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*Transiently increase venous return and peripheral vascular resistance
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*Contraction of a group of muscles
*Leg crossing
*Toe raising
*Bending at the waist
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|Typical symptoms (dizziness, lightheadedness, confusion, fatigue, gait  disorder, neck pain, and vision disturbance)
|Head up tilt sleeping
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*Enhance orthostatic tolerance upon the first morning rise
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*Results in reduction in supine hypertension, pressure-natriuresis
|-
|-
|Patient history (age, neurodegenerative disorder disease, renal  failure, amyloidosis, autoimmune disease, heart disease, hypertension, autoimmune  disease)
|Intravascular volume
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*Tubular loss of salt and fluid
*Decreased vascular tone creates relative hypovolemia
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*Volume expansion can alleviate symptoms even in the presence of normal intravascular volume.
**2 liters of water and 6 g of salt
**Twenty-four-hour urine collection is helpful to guide treatment and follow-up
|-
|-
|Current pharmacological treatment (vasodilator, alpha-and beta-blockers, diuretics, tricyclic-antidepressants
|Intake of cold water
|-
|
|'''Initial assessment (outpatient clinic. ED and hospital):'''
*Increase systolic orthostatic hypotension by more than 30 mmHg
|-
**Via gastropressor response
|Physical examination
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|-
*Rapid drinking of approximatively 500 mL of cold water, independent of daily water intake
|Laboratory assessment (Hb, electrolytes, glucose, TSH, creatinine)
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|Bedside BP supine/standing test (after 1-3.5 min)
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|Cardiac assessment (ECG, telemetry or Holter-ECG, echocardiography, exercise-ECG,  angiography if indicated i.e., history or signs of cardiac disease)
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|Neurological assessment (neurological status, and brain imaging if  indicated, i.e., history of trauma and neurological symptoms)
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|'''Orthostatic Hypotension confirmed:'''
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|Nonpharmacological methods+ drug modification (mild-moderate cases)
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|Pharmacological/compression therapy (severe cases)
|-
|'''Advanced cardiac and autonomic assessment (investigation unit led by an expert):'''
|-
|'''Head-up tilt test''' with continuous BP monitoring plus  active standings, carotid sinus massage, and Valsalva test (if positive,  indicates neurogenic orthostatic hypotension); neuroendocrine assessment (supine  and standing epinephrine/norepinephrine; other biomarkers such as vasopressin,  renin, endothelin-1, the natriuretic peptide can be considered)
|-
| '''24 -h-ambulatory BP monitoring''' (BP variability pattern? Non-dipping? Reversed dipping? Diurnal hypotension period? Overtreatment? White  Coat Syndrome?)
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|'''Long-term ECG monitoring if indicated''' (Cardiac arrhythmia?  Chronotropic insufficiency?)
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|'''Cardiac sympathetic neuroimaging''' (PET or MIBG, optional if  available)
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|'''Specialist consultation/referrals (if  indicated):'''
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|'''Cardiologist''' (OH with concurrent cardiac arrhythmia, structural  heart disease, and/or severe hypertension)
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|'''Neurologist''' (neurogenic OH and/or concurrent neurodegenerative diseases such as pure autonomic failure, Parkinson's disease, or multiple  system atrophy)
|-
|'''Endocrinologists''' (patient with suspected or confirmed  endocrine disorder such as hypothyroidism, electrolyte abnormalities, or  adrenal diseases)
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|'''Geriatrician''' (older patient with special needs and  comorbidities, dementia, cognitive impairment, fall tendency)
|-
|'''Otolaryngologist''' ("dizziness" with preserved hemodynamic  parameters or typical vertigo)
|}
|}


=== Intervention===  
===Medical Therapy===
The mainstay of treatment for Orthostatic hypotension is medical therapy and lifestyle changes.
 
*Pharmacological: Some drugs that are used in the treatment of orthostatic hypotension include [[fludrocortisone]] (Florinef), [[erythropoietin]], [[midodrine]] and [[Pyridostigmine bromide]] (Mestinon) <ref name="pmid19422980">{{cite journal| author=Benditt DG, Nguyen JT| title=Syncope: therapeutic approaches. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 2009 | volume= 53 | issue= 19 | pages= 1741-51 | pmid=19422980 | doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.065 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19422980  }} </ref><ref name="pmid24697914">{{cite journal| author=Wieling W, van Dijk N, Thijs RD, de Lange FJ, Krediet CT, Halliwill JR| title=Physical countermeasures to increase orthostatic tolerance. | journal=J Intern Med | year= 2015 | volume= 277 | issue= 1 | pages= 69-82 | pmid=24697914 | doi=10.1111/joim.12249 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24697914  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18420158">{{cite journal| author=Low PA, Singer W| title=Management of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension: an update. | journal=Lancet Neurol | year= 2008 | volume= 7 | issue= 5 | pages= 451-8 | pmid=18420158 | doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70088-7 | pmc=2628163 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18420158  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17346129">{{cite journal| author=Maule S, Papotti G, Naso D, Magnino C, Testa E, Veglio F| title=Orthostatic hypotension: evaluation and treatment. | journal=Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets | year= 2007 | volume= 7 | issue= 1 | pages= 63-70 | pmid=17346129 | doi=10.2174/187152907780059029 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17346129  }} </ref>
 
===Initial Therapy===
 
*Preferred regimen (1): Fludrocortisone acetate at a dose of 0.1 mg per day, administered in the morning, which can eventually be increased up to 0.3 mg per day.
**Considered first-line regimen for hypotension in the absence of [[heart failure]] and [[supine hypertension]]
*Preferred regimen (2): Midodrine 2.5 to 10 mg three times a day.
**Max dose should not exceed 40 mg/day.
*Preferred regimen (2): Droxidopa starts at 100 mg and escalates to 600 mg three times per day.
**Patients should not take droxidopa within four to five hours of bedtime in order to limit supine hypertension.
 
===Second-line Therapy===


===Lifestyle Advice===
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Erythropoietin]] is administered SC or IV at doses between 25 to 75 units/kg three times a week.
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Methylxanthine]] caffeine  100 to 250 mg three times a day with meals.
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Pyridostigmine]] initiated at a dose of 30 mg three times daily, up to a maximum dose of 90 mg three times daily.
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug|Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs]] are rarely effective as monotherapy
**They can supplement treatment with fludrocortisone or a sympathomimetic agent.


Some suggestions for minimizing the effects include:<ref name="pmid19422980">{{cite journal| author=Benditt DG, Nguyen JT| title=Syncope: therapeutic approaches. | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol | year= 2009 | volume= 53 | issue= 19 | pages= 1741-51 | pmid=19422980 | doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.065 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19422980  }} </ref><ref name="pmid24697914">{{cite journal| author=Wieling W, van Dijk N, Thijs RD, de Lange FJ, Krediet CT, Halliwill JR| title=Physical countermeasures to increase orthostatic tolerance. | journal=J Intern Med | year= 2015 | volume= 277 | issue= 1 | pages= 69-82 | pmid=24697914 | doi=10.1111/joim.12249 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24697914  }} </ref><ref name="pmid18420158">{{cite journal| author=Low PA, Singer W| title=Management of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension: an update. | journal=Lancet Neurol | year= 2008 | volume= 7 | issue= 5 | pages= 451-8 | pmid=18420158 | doi=10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70088-7 | pmc=2628163 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18420158  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17346129">{{cite journal| author=Maule S, Papotti G, Naso D, Magnino C, Testa E, Veglio F| title=Orthostatic hypotension: evaluation and treatment. | journal=Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets | year= 2007 | volume= 7 | issue= 1 | pages= 63-70 | pmid=17346129 | doi=10.2174/187152907780059029 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17346129  }} </ref>
===Third-line Therapy===


*Checking blood pressure regularly with a home monitoring kit. Check when lying flat and when standing as well as when symptoms occur.
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Atomoxetine]]
*Standing slowly rather than quickly, as the delay can give the blood vessels more time to constrict properly. This can help avoid incidents of syncope (fainting).
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Vasopressin]] analogs (desmopressin (DDAVP))
*Take a deep breath and flex your abdominal muscles while rising to maintain blood and oxygen in the brain. This, however, may be contraindicated in individuals with Stage 3 hypertension.  
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Yohimbine]] a single dose of yohimbine (5.4 mg).  
*Usually, medical personnel has their patients "dangle" before rising from bed to decrease dizziness/falling due to orthostatic hypotension. The dangling is done by having the patient sit on the side of their bed for about a minute so they do not have the sudden dizziness.
**[[Yohimbine]] has limited availability in the United States.
*Maintaining an elevated salt intake, through sodium supplements or electrolyte-enriched drinks. A suggested value is 10 g per day; overuse can lead to hypertension and should be avoided.
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Somatostatin]] subcutaneous doses range from 25 to 200 mcg.
*Maintaining a proper fluid intake to prevent the effects of dehydration.
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Ergotamine|Ergotamine-caffeine]] (1 mg/100 mg) up to twice-daily dosing in patients with orthostatic hypotension.
*As eating lowers blood pressure, eat multiple smaller meals rather than fewer more substantial meals. Take extra care when standing after eating.
*Preferred regimen (1): [[Metoclopramide]] and [[domperidone]]
*When orthostatic hypotension is caused by hypovolemia due to medications, the disorder may be reversed by adjusting the dosage or by discontinuing the medication.
*When the condition is caused by prolonged bed rest, improvement may occur by sitting up with increasing frequency each day. In some cases, physical counterpressure, such as an elastic hose or whole-body inflatable suits, may be required.


===Primary Prevention===
===Primary Prevention===
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ABCDEF method
ABCDEF method
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*A     Abdominal compression: Wear an abdominal binder when out of bed
*A.    Abdominal compression: Wear an abdominal binder when out of bed
*B. A bolus of water/elevate Bed: On bad days, drink two 8-ounce glasses of cold water prior to prolonged standing and sleep with the head of the bed raised about 4 inches
*B. A bolus of water/elevate bed: On bad days, drink two 8-ounce glasses of cold water prior to prolonged standing and sleep with the head of the bed raised about 4 inches
*C. Counter-maneuvers:  While standing, contract the lower abdominal muscles for about 30 seconds
*C. [[Counter-maneuvers]]:  While standing, contract the lower abdominal muscles for about 30 seconds
*D. Drugs: Midodrine, Pyridostigmine, or Fludrocortisone can be used to elevate blood pressure (acknowledge any medications currently taken that can lower blood pressure)
*D. [[Drugs]]: [[Midodrine]], [[Pyridostigmine]], or [[Fludrocortisone]] can be used to elevate [[blood pressure]] (acknowledge any [[medications]] currently taken that can lower [[blood pressure]])
*E. Education & Exercise: Note any symptoms that indicate a fall in blood pressure while standing, recognize conditions that lower blood pressure (i.e. heavy metals, temperature changes, exercise, change in position)
*E. Education & Exercise: Note any symptoms that indicate a fall in [[blood pressure]] while standing, recognize conditions that lower [[blood pressure]] (i.e. heavy metals, temperature changes, exercise, change in position)
*F. Fluids: Stay hydrated
*F. Fluids: Stay hydrated


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}
 
[[Category:Cardiology]]
==External Links==
 
* John G. Bradley, M.D., and Kathy A. Davis, R.N. ''Orthostatic Hypotension'' [http://www.aafp.org/afp/20031215/2393.html American Family Physician]
* DYNA [http://www.dynakids.org Dysautonomia Youth Network of America, Inc.]
 


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Synonyms and keywords: Postural hypotension; orthostatic intolerance; head rush; dizzy spell


Overview

Orthostatic hypotension or postural hypotension is defined as a reduction of systolic blood pressure of at least 20 mm Hg or 10 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure within 3 minutes of standing. A similar fall during head-up tilt test at 60 degrees also defines orthostatic hypotension. Orthostatic hypotension may be asymptomatic or may cause symptoms of lightheadedness, dizziness, blurred vision or cognitive impairment. It may have acute or chronic causes. Management of orthostatic hypotension may be challenging, in particular in patients with orthostatic hypotension and concomitant supine hypertension. [1][2][3]

Classification

Initial orthostatic hypotension (iOH)

  • It is most common in healthy adolescents
  • It is demarcated as a brief BP decrease of >40 mmHg systolic or >20 mmHg diastolic with symptomatic cerebral hypoperfusion within five to fifteen seconds after standing, typically resolved by twenty seconds.

Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH)

  • In Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, the sympathetic noradrenergic nerves continually fail to facilitate the reflexive cardiovascular responses essential to sustain blood pressure in response to orthostatic stress.
  • It is described as a constant BP decrease of >20 mmHg systolic or >10 mmHg diastolic, without or with symptoms, within three minutes of head-up tilt or standing.

Delayed orthostatic hypotension (dOH)

  • Delayed orthostatic hypotension (dOH) is demarcated as a fall in blood pressure that accomplishes neurogenic orthostatic hypotension criteria but ensues after three minutes.

Neurally mediated syncope (vOH)

Cardiovascular orthostatic hypotension (cOH)

Orthostatic pseudohypotension (pOH)

Pathophysiology

Causes

Common causes of orthostsic hypotension include: [13][14][15][16]

Causes of orthostatic hypotension
Cardiac diseases
Intravascular volume depletion
Venous pooling/venous vasodilation
Autonomic nervous system disorders
Endocrine
Medications
Miscellaneous


Medication-induced Orthostatic Hypotension
Vasodilation through Alpha-1 blockade
Vasodilation (Others)
Volume depletion
Sympathetic blockade
Dopamin agonists and other anti-Parkinsonian medications
Others

Differentiating Orthostatic Hypotension from Other Diseases

Orthostatic hypotension must be differentiated from neurogenic syncope, cardiogenic syncope, situational syncope, multiple system atrophy with orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated hypotension, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and vasovagal syncope [17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Disease History and Physical Examination Diagnostic approach
Lightheadedness Fatigue Autonomic symptoms Fever Nausea/vomiting Diminished Vision Dizziness Slurred Speech Tachycardia Altered mentation Loss of Consciousness Weakness Neurological Deficit Labs and CSF findings ECG CT/MRI Gold standard test
Multiple system atrophy with orthostatic hypotension + + + - - + + + - + - + + - - Atrophy of brain stem and cerebellum
  • Clinical assessment
Neurally mediated hypotension + + + - + + + + - + - + - - - -
  • Clinical assessment
'Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) + + + - - - - - + - - - - - + -
  • Clinical assessment
Neurologic syncope + - + - + +/- + - - - + +/- - - - -
  • Clinical assessment
Cardiac syncope + + + _ + + + + + +/- + + - - + -
Situational syncope + + + - + + + +/- +/- +/- + +/- - - - -
  • Clinical assessment syncope occurs during defecation, micturition, or coughing
Vasovagal syncope (also known as cardio-neurogenic syncope) + + + - + +/- + + - + + +/- - + + -

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The approximation of orthostatic hypotension‐associated hospitalization is 36 per 100,000 adults, and the rate can be as high as 233 per 100,000 patients >75 years of age. [24]

Prevalence

  • The overall prevalence of orthostatic hypotension depends on age as it increases with age in the general population.
  • The prevalence ranges from 5% in patients <50 years of age to 30% in those >70 years of age.
  • It is ~20% in >65-year-old patients. [25][26]

Age

Gender

Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of orthostatic hypotension include: [27][28]

Screening

Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

Natural History

Complications

Common complications of orthostatic hypotension include: [31][32]

Prognosis

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Diagnostic study of choice

History and Symptoms

  • Symptoms of orthostatic hypotension are prominent immediately upon standing, might improve in sitting position, and disappear in the supine position (i.e., postural symptoms). [43][44]
  • Symptoms may also be seen in association with meals, exercise, and prolonged standing
  • Symptoms are due to cerebral hypoperfusion
  • Symptoms usually last for few minutes
  • The most common symptoms are lightheadedness and dizziness upon standing.
  • Other symptoms include:

Physical Examination

Common physical examination findings of orthostatic hypotension include checking the blood pressure, pulse, and symptoms while having the patient in the standing and sitting position. [45]

Laboratory Findings

There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with orthostatic hypotension. While the definitive diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension is made clinically, other tests contribute to understanding the risks of disease and may provide clues to the selection of treatment options. [42] These tests include those that access the underlying cause that may be altered in patients suffering from orthostatic hypotension.

Electrocardiogram

An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiovascular causes of orthostatic hypotension.

X-ray

There are no x-ray findings associated with orthostatic hypotension.

Echocardiography

Echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension. Findings on an echocardiography diagnostic of orthostatic hypotension include cardiac structural changes such as left ventricular hypertrophy, development of diastolic dysfunction, and decreased right chamber volume. [46]

CT scan

A CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension. Findings on a CT scan diagnostic of orthostatic hypotension include the presence of a cerebral tumor or communicating hydrocephalus. [47]

MRI

A brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension. Findings on a MRI suggestive of orthostatic hypotension include:

Other Imaging Findings

There are no other diagnostic studies associated with orthostatic hypotension.

Other Diagnostic Studies

There are no other diagnostic studies associated with orthostatic hypotension.

Treatment

  • Asymptomatic hypotension is a common finding in practice and does not require any treatment.
  • There is no specific target blood pressure goals in the management of orthostatic hypotension.
  • However, management is targeted to alleviate symptoms, prevention of future falls, and excessive supine hypertension.
  • Management of orthostatic hypotension can be categorized into lifestyle modifications and medical therapy.
  • Education of the patient and non-pharmacological treatments are the cornerstone of treatment of orthostatic hypotension.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drop of systolic BP > 20 mmHg (30 for hypertensive patients)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Symptomatic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asymptomatic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-pharmacological treatment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Observation and follow-up
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Persistence of symptoms
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pharmacological Treatment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No supine hypertension or chronic heart failure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supine hypertension or chronic heart failure:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fludrocortisone
Midodrine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Midodrine
 


Non-Pharmacological Therapy

  • Education of the patient and non-pharmacological treatments are the cornerstone of treatment of orthostatic hypotension.[48][49][50][51][52][1][53]
  • Cessation of orthostatic hypotension inducing drugs such as anti-hypertensivess in patients with a mean blood pressure below target value is recommended.
  • Avoidance of certain factors that aggravate hypotension such as heat, and alcohol intake.
  • Consumption of large meals induces splanchnic vasodilation thereby resulting in hypotension postprandially.
    • Fractionated meals are recommended in patients with postprandial symptoms.
Non-Pharmacological methods Mechanism of alleviating hypotension Recommendations
Elastic stockings
  • Elastic stockings expanding up to the waist are recommended.
  • Leg compression alone is not considered effective.
    • Due to the minor venous capacitance of legs relative to the abdomen.
  • Separate abdominal and leg compression is recommended to avoid patient discomfort.
Physical Maneuvers
  • Transiently increase venous return and peripheral vascular resistance
  • Contraction of a group of muscles
  • Leg crossing
  • Toe raising
  • Bending at the waist
Head up tilt sleeping
  • Enhance orthostatic tolerance upon the first morning rise
  • Results in reduction in supine hypertension, pressure-natriuresis
Intravascular volume
  • Tubular loss of salt and fluid
  • Decreased vascular tone creates relative hypovolemia
  • Volume expansion can alleviate symptoms even in the presence of normal intravascular volume.
    • 2 liters of water and 6 g of salt
    • Twenty-four-hour urine collection is helpful to guide treatment and follow-up
Intake of cold water
  • Increase systolic orthostatic hypotension by more than 30 mmHg
    • Via gastropressor response
  • Rapid drinking of approximatively 500 mL of cold water, independent of daily water intake

Medical Therapy

Initial Therapy

  • Preferred regimen (1): Fludrocortisone acetate at a dose of 0.1 mg per day, administered in the morning, which can eventually be increased up to 0.3 mg per day.
  • Preferred regimen (2): Midodrine 2.5 to 10 mg three times a day.
    • Max dose should not exceed 40 mg/day.
  • Preferred regimen (2): Droxidopa starts at 100 mg and escalates to 600 mg three times per day.
    • Patients should not take droxidopa within four to five hours of bedtime in order to limit supine hypertension.

Second-line Therapy

  • Preferred regimen (1): Erythropoietin is administered SC or IV at doses between 25 to 75 units/kg three times a week.
  • Preferred regimen (1): Methylxanthine caffeine 100 to 250 mg three times a day with meals.
  • Preferred regimen (1): Pyridostigmine initiated at a dose of 30 mg three times daily, up to a maximum dose of 90 mg three times daily.
  • Preferred regimen (1): Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are rarely effective as monotherapy
    • They can supplement treatment with fludrocortisone or a sympathomimetic agent.

Third-line Therapy

  • Preferred regimen (1): Atomoxetine
  • Preferred regimen (1): Vasopressin analogs (desmopressin (DDAVP))
  • Preferred regimen (1): Yohimbine a single dose of yohimbine (5.4 mg).
    • Yohimbine has limited availability in the United States.
  • Preferred regimen (1): Somatostatin subcutaneous doses range from 25 to 200 mcg.
  • Preferred regimen (1): Ergotamine-caffeine (1 mg/100 mg) up to twice-daily dosing in patients with orthostatic hypotension.
  • Preferred regimen (1): Metoclopramide and domperidone

Primary Prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of orthostatic hypotension include:

ABCDEF method

  • A. Abdominal compression: Wear an abdominal binder when out of bed
  • B. A bolus of water/elevate bed: On bad days, drink two 8-ounce glasses of cold water prior to prolonged standing and sleep with the head of the bed raised about 4 inches
  • C. Counter-maneuvers: While standing, contract the lower abdominal muscles for about 30 seconds
  • D. Drugs: Midodrine, Pyridostigmine, or Fludrocortisone can be used to elevate blood pressure (acknowledge any medications currently taken that can lower blood pressure)
  • E. Education & Exercise: Note any symptoms that indicate a fall in blood pressure while standing, recognize conditions that lower blood pressure (i.e. heavy metals, temperature changes, exercise, change in position)
  • F. Fluids: Stay hydrated

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