Key result
Carvedilol effectively abolished postural hypertension, tachycardia, and daytime hypertension in a patient with orthostatic hypertension and cardiovascular hypersensitivity.
Why the study?
Does carvedilol improve orthostatic hypertension in a patient with cardiovascular hypersensitivity?
Population
1 68-year-old woman with orthostatic hypertension, extreme dipper phenomenon, and silent lacunar infarction.
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Carvedilol may merit trial in refractory orthostatic hypertension; leaves open efficacy beyond this single case.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does carvedilol improve orthostatic hypertension in a patient with cardiovascular hypersensitivity?
Carvedilol may be an effective treatment for orthostatic hypertension caused by cardiovascular hypersensitivity to endogenous vasoconstrictors.
Moriguchi et al. (2000) conducted a case report in Orthostatic hypertension and extreme dipper phenomenon (n=1). Carvedilol was evaluated on Resolution of postural hypertension and tachycardia. Carvedilol effectively abolished postural hypertension, tachycardia, and daytime hypertension in a patient with orthostatic hypertension and cardiovascular hypersensitivity.
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