Melissa M. Cortez

Jan 11, 2024 | ahajournals.org | Stephen P Juraschek |John Flack |Rose Anne Kenny |Melissa M. Cortez

Hypertension affects nearly half of US adults1 and >1 billion adults worldwide.2 Although there is indisputable benefit to more intensive control of hypertension in the general population to prevent cardiovascular disease,3 hypertension treatment is often complicated by the presence of orthostatic hypotension (OH), defined as a sustained reduction in systolic blood pressure (SBP) of at least 20 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure (BP) of at least 10 mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing.4 Common...