Postprandial hypotension is one particular form of orthostatic hypotension (a drop in blood pressure ... it is thought to be related to the pooling of blood in the abdominal organs during digestion.

Outcome: orthostatic hypotension measured after randomization ... only SHEP and SPRINT had statistically significant results (fig 2). Pooling the five trials comparing blood pressure treatment goals ...

This blood pooling reduces the amount of blood returning ... However, in people with orthostatic hypotension, this reflex doesn't work properly, hence causing the blood pressure to drop ...

Systolic blood pressure decreases by at least 20 mmHg upon standing Diastolic blood pressure decreases by at least 10 mmHg upon standing Orthostatic hypertension—in contrast to orthostatic ...

Symptoms caused by orthostatic hypotension, which is a sustained reduction of systolic ... are also a large factor in the increased OI found in endurance athletes. Pooling of blood in the lower ...

Notably, an approximately equivalent proportion of the study group exhibited orthostatic hypotension (23 of ... hypertension include excessive venous pooling leading to decreased cardiac output ...

Both orthostatic hypotension and orthostatic hypertension ... also had a greater decrease in cardiac output, greater venous pooling in the lower extremities, and higher plasma norepinephrine ...

Citation: Lowry M et al (2024) Orthostatic hypotension 1: the physiology of blood pressure regulation. Nursing Times [online]; 120: 11. This article is the updated version of Lowry M et al (2016) ...

Orthostatic hypotension (also called postural hypotension) is a sudden dip in blood pressure that happens when you stand up after you’ve been sitting or lying down. Sometimes, it may take a ...