Neural mechanisms of recurrent postural syncope

一个常见的医学问题是站立时无法维持正常的血压。这会导致昏厥、跌倒和受伤。现有的医学治疗非常缺乏，因为人们对各种身体机制的作用知之甚少，因此不可能专门针对根本原因。这项拨款申请旨在研究患有这些“体位性低血压”疾病的患者，以更好地了解问题是如何发展的，从而提供更好的医疗治疗。

A common medical problem is the inability to maintain normal blood pressure while standing. This can cause blackouts, falls and injury. The available medical treatment is very deficient, because the various body mechanisms at play are poorly understood, so it has not been possible to specifically target the root cause. This grant application aims to study patients with these “postural hypotension” disorders, to better understand how the problems develop, and consequently, to provide better medical treatment.