Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DO Key Takeaways A sudden drop in blood pressure means vital organs may not be ...

Atrial fibrillation, also called AFib, is a complex condition with many causes. Blood pressure problems are just one of the risk factors. But atrial fibrillation itself can lead to changes in blood ...

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Low blood pressure, or hypotension, can be dangerous as it impairs oxygen delivery to vital organs. When mean arterial pressure drops, organs like the kidneys, liver, brain, and heart are vulnerable ...

For most patients with hypertension, more aggressive blood pressure (BP) lowering does not increase risk for orthostatic hypotension (OH); on the contrary, it appears to lower the risk, a new ...

Orthostatic hypertension (OHT) is a type of high blood pressure characterized by an increase in systolic blood pressure when transitioning from a seated or lying position to standing. Symptoms of OHT ...

COVID-19 may affect hypertensive patients in a variety of ways, including being a trigger for extreme drops in blood pressure that put them at risk for acute kidney injury (AKI), according to data ...