<P> Sometimes the arterial pressure drops significantly when a patient stands up from sitting . This is known as orthostatic hypotension ( postural hypotension ) ; gravity reduces the rate of blood return from the body veins below the heart back to the heart , thus reducing stroke volume and cardiac output . </P>
<P> Sometimes the arterial pressure drops significantly when a patient stands up from sitting . This is known as orthostatic hypotension ( postural hypotension ) ; gravity reduces the rate of blood return from the body veins below the heart back to the heart , thus reducing stroke volume and cardiac output . </P>
a medical term that means decrease in blood pressure is
a medical term that means decrease in blood pressure is
orthostatic hypotension
orthostatic hypotension