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Hypotension - Research News and Information
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Definition of 'Hypotension'Abnormally low BLOOD PRESSURE that can result in inadequate blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Common symptom is DIZZINESS but greater negative impacts on the body occur when there is prolonged depravation of oxygen and nutrients. Common names: Hypotension; Vascular Hypotension; Low Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure, Low; Hypotension, Vascular |
Impact of antimicrobial resistance on the treatment and outcome of patients with sepsis.
29 Sep 2008 
Antimicrobial therapy is one of the main stones of sepsis therapy. A recent study of septic shock patients showed that each hour of delay in antimicrobial administration during the ensuing 6 h after the onset of hypotension was associated with a ... Read more...
Serum thrombospondin-1 is altered in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.
29 Sep 2008 Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a severe acute viral disease with pathological changes of impaired capillary and small vessels and thrombocytopenia. In this study, serum thrombospondin (TSP)-1 concentration in patients with HFRS was ... Read more...
29 Sep 2008 INTRODUCTION: A relevant proportion of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction may develop cardiogenic shock after presentation, and the identification of these patients would be very important in order to improve their outcome. ... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Hypotension'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Effect of prazosin on dynamic cerebral autoregulation during acute hypotension in healthy human subjects.
30 Sep 2008 - Impact of antimicrobial resistance on the treatment and outcome of patients with sepsis. 29 Sep 2008
- Serum thrombospondin-1 is altered in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. 29 Sep 2008
- Cardiogenic shock developing in the coronary care unit in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. 29 Sep 2008
- Nutritive perfusion of pancreatic endocrine tissue during hemorrhagic hypotension: how differ islets in situ from islet isografts? 29 Sep 2008
- A randomized double-blinded comparison of phenylephrine and ephedrine infusion combinations to maintain blood pressure during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery: the effects on fetal acid-base status and hemodynamic control. 29 Sep 2008
- 'Thoracic epidural anaesthesia--first do no harm'. 29 Sep 2008
- Significance of retrograde diastolic uterine artery blood flow during regional anesthesia in instrumented pregnant sheep. 29 Sep 2008
- A 48-year-old man with paralysis and hypotension. 29 Sep 2008
- Beta-blocker therapy in non-cardiac surgery. 25 Sep 2008
- Beta-blocker therapy in non-cardiac surgery. 25 Sep 2008
- Perioperative beta blockade. 25 Sep 2008
- Contaminated heparin. 16 Sep 2008
- Hypothermia therapy after traumatic brain injury in children. 9 Sep 2008
- [ Therapy of patients at high risk for vascular events: telmisartan, ramipril or a combination? ] 30 Aug 2008
- A systematic review of randomized trials evaluating regional techniques for postthoracotomy analgesia. 30 Aug 2008
- The blood pressure response to dynamic exercise testing: a systematic review. 30 Aug 2008
- Review of compartment syndrome due to group A streptococcal infection. 30 Aug 2008
- Methylene blue-induced methemoglobinemia during cardiopulmonary bypass? A case report and literature review. 30 Aug 2008
- [Effect of dinitrosyl iron complex with glutathione as a nitric oxide donor on blood circulation in healthy animals] 30 Aug 2008
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Technical information about 'Hypotension'
Definition: Abnormally low BLOOD PRESSURE that can result in inadequate blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Common symptom is DIZZINESS but greater negative impacts on the body occur when there is prolonged depravation of oxygen and nutrients.
Descriptor UI: D007022
Alternative terms: Hypotension; Vascular Hypotension; Low Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure, Low; Hypotension, Vascular;
Related Mesh Headings: Syncope, Vasovagal;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C14.907.514;
Technical Notes: only blood pressure; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION and OCULAR HYPOTENSION are also available; relation to BLOOD PRESSURE: Manual 23.27+