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Which drug for which orthostatic hypotension?
Author(s) -
Senard JM,
Montastruc JL
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
fundamental and clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1472-8206
pISSN - 0767-3981
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-8206.1996.tb00301.x
Subject(s) - orthostatic vital signs , medicine , pure autonomic failure , drug , anesthesia , pharmacology , blood pressure
Summary— This review focuses on the actual limits of the clinical pharmacology of drugs used for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. The evidences for heterogeneity of the pathophysiological mechanisms of primary orthostatic hypotension and autonomic failure are discussed. The available data on the efficacy of some drugs used in orthostatic hypotension are also discussed.