title: Orthostatic hypotension: definition, diagnosis and management.
abstract: Orthostatic hypotension commonly affects elderly patients and those suffering from diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's disease. It is a cause of significant morbidity in the affected patients. The goal of this review is to outline the pathophysiology, evaluation, and management of the patients suffering from orthostatic hypotension.
authors.affiliation: aDivision of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, Maryland bDivision of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania cDivision of Cardiology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Khalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanjwal
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Vincent M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Figueredo
authors.forename: Blair P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Grubb
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology