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  • Title: Orthostatic hypotension after the first administration of prazosin in hypertensive patients: role of the plasma volume.
    Author: Semplicini A, Pessina AC, Palatini P, Hlede M, Palù CD.
    Journal: Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol; 1981 Jan; 8(1):1-10. PubMed ID: 6162595.
    Abstract:
    1. Prazosin (2 mg, p.o.) was administered to nine patients with essential hypertension while intra-arterial pressure was recorded by an Oxford portable apparatus. In all patients, 30 min-3 h after the administration, systolic and diastolic pressure fell on assuming the upright posture and four patients fainted. No correlation was found between the degree of fall in pressure and the plasma concentration of the drug. Acute expansion of the plasma volume by means of 6% Dextran infusion reduced the orthostatic blood pressure fall in all cases and a significant inverse correlation was found between plasma volume and orthostatic fall of pressure. 2. After ten days of continuous treatment with prazosin, 2 mg daily, a significant decrease in blood pressure was observed while orthostatic hypotension disappeared, probably due to the plasma volume expansion induced by the drug.
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