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A case of postprandial hypotension in an individual with cervical spinal cord injury: treatment with acarbose

INTRODUCTION: Postprandial hypotension (PPH) is a postmeal drop in systolic blood pressure that may or may not be symptomatic. While the etiologies of PPH are incompletely understood, it is thought to occur when glucose absorption causes increased splanchnic blood flow or “pooling” in people who lac...

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Autores principales: Farrehi, Clara, Pazzi, Carlotta, Stillman, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6786392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31632733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41394-019-0220-x