Clinical characteristics and autonomic dysfunction in hypotension

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to describe hypotension, its associated symptoms, important laboratory findings, cardiovascular autonomic functions and echocardiographic findings. This descriptive cross sectional study was done to survey hypotension in 1128 patients. Only 5.2% [59/1128] of patients were hypotensives, i.e. BP=100/60 mmHg. Hypotensives [n=50] are compared to age [mean 28.5 years] and sex [male/female ratio 0.85] matched normotensives [n=50]. From the results obtained, it was concluded that hypotension may be considered as a disease entity. It may present with different symptoms and signs including abnormal cardiovascular autonomic functions which should be performed in routine examination