title: Cardiovascular complications in patients with autonomic failure.
abstract: Patients with autonomic failure are characterized by orthostatic hypotension, supine hypertension, high blood pressure variability, blunted heart rate variability, and often have a "non-dipping" or "reverse dipping" pattern on 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. These alterations may lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular changes, similar to the target organ damage found in hypertension. Often patients with autonomic failure are on treatment with anti-hypotensive drugs, which may worsen supine hypertension. The aim of this review is to summarize the evidence for cardiac, vascular, renal, and cerebrovascular damage in patients with autonomic failure.
authors: Autonomic Unit and Hypertension Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, valeriamilazzo85@gmail.com.
authors: Valeria
authors: V
authors: Milazzo
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Di Stefano
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Milan
authors: Agnese
authors: A
authors: Ravera
authors: Gabriele
authors: G
authors: Sobrero
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Sabia
authors: Franco
authors: F
authors: Veglio
authors: Simona
authors: S
authors: Maule
mesh_terms: D001337:Autonomic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D054970:Pure Autonomic Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001337:Autonomic Agents