Effects of meal ingestion and active standing on blood pressure in patients greater than or equal to 60 years of age

The effects of meal ingestion and active standing on blood pressure were not additive in 20 patients >/<60 years of age free from apparent autonomic and cardiac dysfunction. The inadequate response of the low-frequency power of the systolic blood pressure wave and plasma norepinephrine to the...

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Published inThe American journal of cardiology Vol. 81; no. 11; p. 1310
Main Authors Imai, Chiharu, Muratani, Hiromi, Kimura, Yorio, Kanzato, Naomi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Limited 01.06.1998
Subjects
Blood pressure
Cardiology
Meals
Patients
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Summary:The effects of meal ingestion and active standing on blood pressure were not additive in 20 patients >/<60 years of age free from apparent autonomic and cardiac dysfunction. The inadequate response of the low-frequency power of the systolic blood pressure wave and plasma norepinephrine to the meal ingestion suggests that peripheral sympathetic control of vascular tone is impaired in those exhibiting postprandial hypotension.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913