| Causes of chronic orthostatic hypotension. | |
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PMID: 8031210 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of various causes of orthostatic hypotension. DESIGN: Survey. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS: One hundred patients with moderate to severe orthostatic hypotension. RESULTS: Twenty-seven percent of the patients had primary autonomic failure, 35% had secondary autonomic failure, and 38% had hypotension without evidence of generalized autonomic degeneration. CONCLUSIONS: In a tertiary referral center, only a minority of patients with severe orthostatic hypotension will have Shy-Drager syndrome or Bradbury-Eggleston syndrome as their primary disease. Occasional patients who initially appear to have Bradbury-Eggleston syndrome ultimately prove to have Shy-Drager syndrome or paraneoplastic autonomic failure. Antidepressant drugs, even in low doses, remain a major overlooked cause of orthostatic hypotension. |
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Authors:
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D Robertson; R M Robertson |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of internal medicine Volume: 154 ISSN: 0003-9926 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 1994 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-08-10 Completed Date: 1994-08-10 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372440 Medline TA: Arch Intern Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1620-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashiville, Tenn. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Chronic Disease Female Humans Hypotension, Orthostatic / etiology* Male Middle Aged |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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HL14192/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL44589/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; RR00095/RR/NCRR NIH HHS |
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Investigator/Affiliation:
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D Robertson / Vanderbilt U, Nashville, TN |
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