Orthostatic Hypotension in Middle-Age and Risk of Falls
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Orthostatic hypotension and cardiovascular risk.
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) results from a failure of neural and circulatory mechanisms to compensate for the reduction in venous return that normally occurs on assuming the upright posture. OH is defined as a fall in systolic blood pressure of 20 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg measured within 3 minutes of standing.1 OH can result from side effects of medications, intravascular ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0895-7061,1941-7225
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpw108