Fludrocortisone Is Associated With a Higher Risk of All‐Cause Hospitalizations Compared With Midodrine in Patients With Orthostatic Hypotension

BACKGROUND: Orthostatic hypotension causes ≈80 000 hospitalizations per year in the United States. Treatments for orthostatic hypotension include fludrocortisone, a mineralocorticoid analog that promotes sodium reabsorption; and midodrine, an α‐1 adrenergic agonist that is a direct vasoconstrictor....

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Published in:J Am Heart Assoc
Main Authors: Grijalva, Carlos G., Biaggioni, Italo, Griffin, Marie R., Shibao, Cyndya A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5721876/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29025750
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.006848
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