by Leigh MacMillan, Vanderbilt University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Patients with autonomic failure—a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a disabling drop in blood pressure on standing (orthostatic hypotension, OH)—commonly have increased blood pressure when lying down. This supine hypertension, which is difficult to manage overnight, is associated with end-organ damage and can worsen daytime OH. Luis Okamoto,...
