Orthostatic hypertension is an underappreciated but ... form of blood pressure dysregulation There is no generally accepted definition of orthostatic hypertension; an increase in systolic blood ...

High blood pressure is considered to be a reading above 140/. At this level there is an increased risk of heart conditions, stroke, kidney disease and vascular dementia. High blood pressure has ...

In 2017, the American Heart Association and other health organizations revised the definition of high blood pressure, ...

[21] This definition, in the absence of other more ... of either passive tilting or active standing to elicit orthostatic hypertension, the phenomenon and associated clinical findings are seen ...