Orthostatic hypotension in the elderly : Are the diagnostic criteria adequate?

• Published in: Journal of human hypertension Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 301 - 305
• Main Authors: Weiss, Avraham, Chagnac, Avry, Beloosesky, Yichayaou, Weinstein, Talia, Grinblat, Joseph, Grossman, Ehud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Nature Publishing 01.05.2004; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Aged; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure; Cardiology. Vascular system; Circadian Rhythm; Control; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Diastole; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Hypertension; Hypotension; Hypotension, Orthostatic; Hypotension, Orthostatic - diagnosis; Hypotension, Orthostatic - epidemiology; Hypotension, Orthostatic - physiopathology; Inpatients - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Orthostatic hypotension; Physiological aspects; Posture; Prevalence; Probability; Risk factors; Systole; Israel; Human; Hypertension; consensus; orthostatic hypotension; diagnostic criteria; Cardiovascular disease; Diagnosis; Elderly

Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common finding in the elderly. OH is defined as a fall of at least 20 mmHg in systolic blood pressure (BP) and/or 10 mmHg in diastolic BP upon assuming an upright posture. Some patients exhibit a fall in BP of less than the defined OH upon standing. The aim of this...