| Gender Differences in Orthostatic Hypotension. | |
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PMID: 21289499 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Orthostatic hypotension is a decrease in systolic blood pressure of more than 20 mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of at least 10 mm Hg, within 3 minutes of changing from a supine to an upright position. The typical clinical presentation of orthostatic hypotension includes dizziness, syncope, blurry vision and loss of balance. Symptoms may be more frequent in women, but the complicating roles played by comorbid factors and the estrogen mechanisms are not well understood. Women have a more active parasympathetic system, higher estrogen levels and a lower center of gravity. Thus, women less effectively compensate for the drop of blood pressure in response to positional change. An understanding of these mechanisms contributing to orthostatic hypotension may improve diagnosis and treatment of the problem. |
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Yu-Chien Cheng; Aditi Vyas; Erica Hymen; Lawrence C Perlmuter |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-1 |
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Title: The American journal of the medical sciences Volume: - ISSN: 1538-2990 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370506 Medline TA: Am J Med Sci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the Chicago Medical School (y-cc, av), Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (y-cc, av, lcp), North Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Psychology (eh), Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. |
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