MILAN, ITALY — Researchers have developed a simple, five-point score, the DROP score, that appears to predict the likelihood of postural hypotension in elderly people [1]. "We envision this may be of ...

PARIS, FRANCE — A simple algorithm of variables may help clinicians to identify elderly patients with postural hypotension as well as help to predict future falls and even cognitive dysfunction, new ...

This evidence summary addresses the use of oral fludrocortisone acetate tablets (Florinef; E.R. Squibb & Sons) for treating postural hypotension in adults. Fludrocortisone is a synthetic ...

For people who have elderly people in their family, there is a constant worry of whether they will be able to use the toilet safely at night. Elderly people passing out, falling and injuring ...

Older people have a substantially increased risk of postural hypotension in the first month after starting antidepressants, researchers have found. GPs may want to monitor patients over 65 years more ...

Have you ever felt dizzy or faint right after sitting or standing up from a lying position? Ever lost your balance due to sudden movements? This can be due to a condition called postural hypotension, ...

Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common finding in the elderly. OH is defined as a fall of at least 20 mmHg in systolic blood pressure (BP) and/or 10 mmHg in diastolic BP upon assuming an upright ...

THERE is direct evidence that the postural hypotension attending primary autonomic insufficiency results from a failure of the sympathetic-nerve endings to release nor-epinephrine in response to a ...

On the basis of these findings, we reasoned that polymorphisms in ABCB1 that alter P-gp function may influence individual responses to antidepressant drugs. Several variants of ABCB1 are known. 2,8,12 ...

Have you ever felt dizzy or lightheaded after getting up from a seated or lying position? Did you feel as though gravity was pulling you down into a state of unconsciousness? If that's something ...

Postural hypotension (also called orthostatic hypotension) is a condition in which a person's blood pressure drops abnormally when they stand up after sitting or lying down. Not all people who have ...