If you get dizzy when you stand up too fast, you may want to try to drink about 16 ounces of water within 5 minutes. See if this works for you! ~ Dr. Broussard Neurology July 13, 2018ARTICLEOPEN ACCESS The efficacy of nonpharmacologic intervention for orthostatic hypotension associated with aging Julia L. Newton, James Frith […]
Diabetic Medicine, 10/04/2016 Hansen CS, et al. – Researchers conducted this study to explore the possible relationship between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in people with diabetes. They concluded that high and low vitamin D levels were connected with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in people with diabetes. They added that future studies should […]
April 12, 2016 Circulation: Heart Failure TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This review discusses the use of coenzyme Q10 for patients with heart failure. CoQ10 enhances the cardiac production of ATP through its antioxidant activity, and it may also improve endothelial dysfunction. Abstract Heart failure (HF) with either preserved or reduced ejection fraction is associated with increased morbidity […]
Pauline Anderson September 23, 2015 Orthostatic hypotension (OH) that develops more than 3 minutes after standing progresses to OH in more than half of patients and carries a similar poor prognosis, including a high mortality rate, a 10-year follow-up study suggests. “OH itself, whether delayed or not, is not a benign condition,” said lead author […]
RESEARCH · November 11, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors carried out a large population analysis to establish normal reference measures of orthostatic hypotension and study age-related changes. They analyzed the beat-to-beat systolic and diastolic BP and heart rate records of 4475 participants >50 years of age who were asked to undergo an active stand test. […]
Laurie Barclay, MD December 23, 2013 Vitamin B12 deficiency in adolescents may cause sympathetic nervous system baroreceptor dysfunction, leading to postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), according to a clinical study published online December 23 in Pediatrics. “Studies have shown dysfunction in the baroreflex mechanism and the autonomic nervous system, particularly in the sympathetic nervous system, […]
Am Fam Physician. 2011 Sep 1;84(5):527-36. Lanier JB, Mote MB, Clay EC. Abstract Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a decrease in systolic blood pressure of 20 mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg within three minutes of standing when compared with blood pressure from the sitting or supine position. […]