Maximizing Stroke Risk Reduction in Elderly Hypertensives

There are no safe and effective medications for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. Fortunately, this condition generally responds to nondrug measures, including avoidance of fluid-volume depletion, taking up to 2 full minutes to rise from supine to standing in the morning, raising the head of the bed 15 degrees to help maintain a degree of sympathetic nervous system activation during the night, eating a small breakfast, and crossing the legs when feeling unsteady while standing.

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