A cross-sectional study measured orthostatic blood pressure changes using continuous noninvasive monitoring on a single occasion in 442 community-dwelling older adults (mean age 72).
Cross-Sectional (n=442)
This study evaluated orthostatic blood pressure changes in community-dwelling older adults using continuous noninvasive monitoring.
Orthostatic hypotension is common in older adults, particularly among those taking hypotensive medications and those with diseases associated with autonomic dysfunction (e.g., diabetes, Parkinson disease). In this study from Ireland, researchers used a continuous noninvasive blood pressure (BP) monitoring device to measure orthostatic change on a single occasion in 442 community-dwelling, older adults (mean age, 72). Mean baseline supine systolic …
Allan S. Brett (Sat,) conducted a cross-sectional in Orthostatic hypotension (n=442). Continuous noninvasive blood pressure monitoring was evaluated on Orthostatic change in blood pressure. A cross-sectional study measured orthostatic blood pressure changes using continuous noninvasive monitoring on a single occasion in 442 community-dwelling older adults (mean age 72).