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Open Access 29-09-2022 | Hypertension | Consensus Statement

Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypertension endorsed by the American Autonomic Society and the Japanese Society of Hypertension

Authors: Jens Jordan, Italo Biaggioni, Vasilios Kotsis, Peter Nilsson, Guido Grassi, Artur Fedorowski, Kazuomi Kario

Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

We propose a consensus definition of “an exaggerated orthostatic pressor response” in subjects in whom systolic blood pressure increases ≥ 20 mmHg when going from supine to standing posture. This definition can be extended for seated to standing measurements. We reserve the term “orthostatic hypertension” for when this pressor response leads to an upright systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg. We believe this consensus definition will help in the study of the pathophysiology, clinical impact, and potential treatment of these entities, and identification of patients who are at greater cardiovascular risk.

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Title: Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypertension endorsed by the American Autonomic Society and the Japanese Society of Hypertension
Authors: Jens Jordan
Italo Biaggioni
Vasilios Kotsis
Peter Nilsson
Guido Grassi
Artur Fedorowski
Kazuomi Kario
Publication date: 29-09-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Hypertension
Hypertension
Arterial Hypertension
Arterial Hypertension
Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0959-9851
Electronic ISSN: 1619-1560
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-022-00897-8

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