Why the study?
Are psychologic symptoms directly caused by low blood pressure, and is hypotension a distinct disease entity?
Are psychologic symptoms directly caused by low blood pressure, and is hypotension a distinct disease entity?
This review explores the historical debate over whether hypotension is a true disease entity responsible for specific psychologic symptoms.
Leaves open whether hypotension causes psychologic symptoms or is a distinct disease entity; modern prospective studies required.
Although some symptoms are commonly found to be associated with low blood pressure, the literature has not provided any convincing evidence to suggest that these symptoms are the direct result of hypotension. Several researchers have even questioned its status as a disease entity. The twentieth-century literature is reviewed to find answers to the above questions.
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