中国结合医学杂志（英文版）Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Author Name	Affiliation
WANG Yun-fei	1. Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou (510000), China 2. Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou (510405), China
ZHANG La

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Abstract:

In the MeSH database, orthostatic hypotension (OH) is defined as a decrease in systol ic blood pressure (SBP) of at least 20 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of at least 10 mm Hg within 3 min of standing. The therapeutic goal of OH is to identify any reversible causes and restore function, rather than normalize blood pressure. A wide variety of medicines is available for the treatment of OH. However, coexistent hypertension poses a particular therapeutic dilemma, as treatment of one condition may worsen the other. No standard guidelines for the treatment of concomitant OH and hypertension exist. This report presents a case of OH syncope and coexistent hypertension that was successfully treated with Chinese medicine (CM)