title: Postural hypotension. New insights on pathophysiology and recent treatment advances.
abstract: Full description of pathophysiological assessment of orthostatic hypotension. Detailed focus on clinical and autonomic evaluation. Recent therapeutic approaches are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos da Função Autonómica do Hospital de São João e Faculdade de Medicina do Porto. jfreitas@med.up.pt
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Mário Jorge
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: António Falcão
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: de Freitas
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D018667:Tilt-Table Test