Orthostatic Hypotension as a Manifestation of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

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作者
Ganjehei, Leila [1 ]
Massumi, Ali [1 ]
Razavi, Mehdi [1 ]
Wilson, James M. [1 ]
机构
[1] St Lukes Episcopal Hosp, Texas Heart Inst, Dept Adult Cardiol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
关键词
Hypotension; orthostatic/etiology/therapy; vitamin B 12/therapeutic use; vitamin B 12 deficiency; vitamin B 12 replacement; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; COBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PERNICIOUS-ANEMIA; THERAPY;
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 90-year-old woman with orthostatic hypotension and near-syncope was found to have a low-normal level of vitamin B-12 and no other medical findings that could explain her orthostasis. Her symptoms responded to vitamin B-12 replacement therapy This case shows that vitamin B-12 deficiency can induce orthostatic hypotension and syncope that are correctable by vitamin B-12 replacement. (Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(5):722-3)
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