title: Treatment of orthostatic hypotension.
abstract: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a fall in blood pressure after assuming an upright position. Whereas asymptomatic patients usually need no treatment, the majority of symptomatic patients can be cured by avoidance of trigger mechanisms and the use of physical countermaneuvers and non-pharmacological interventions. Several pharmacological therapies are available and generally fludrocortisone and midodrine are the drugs of first choice. Recently, highly individualized therapy with ambulatory norepinephrine therapy was able to mobilize otherwise immobile patients.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Physiology and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, MSB 3024, Mobile, AL 36688, USA. ooldenburg@usouthal.edu
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kribben
authors.forename: Dietrich
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baumgart
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Philipp
authors.forename: Raimund
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erbel
authors.forename: Michael V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents