Lightheadedness Upon Standing Could Signal Heart Risk

Those with 'orthostatic hypotension' more likely to develop heart failure, study suggests

March 19, 2012 RSS Feed Print

Dr. Tara Narula, a cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, said that anything that helps diagnose heart failure earlier could be beneficial. "This is an interesting paper, and if orthostatic hypotension proves to be a cause or leads to heart failure in future studies, we could possible identify heart failure earlier than we can now."

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Learn more about heart failure and how to treat it at the U.S. National Institutes of Health.