title: [Orthostatic hypotension in the elderly].
abstract: The physiological answer to the orthostatic stress and changes in the elderly are examined. Moreover therapy of orthostatic hypotension, either pharmacological or not is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: III Divisione geriatrica, USL 28, Bologna.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zanotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salsi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siringardi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: L'ipotensione ortostatica nell'anziano.