Why the study?
Does seated-to-standing blood pressure measurement accurately diagnose orthostatic hypotension compared to standard supine-to-standing measurement?
Population
831 individuals presenting to a specialized autonomic dysfunction center and 2,940 unselected men and women…
Comparison
Seated-to-standing blood pressure measurement… vs Standard supine-to-standing blood pressure…
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Seated-to-standing blood pressure measurement with cutoffs of ≥15/7 mmHg reduction is a valid and convenient alternative to supine-to-standing measurement for diagnosing orthostatic hypotension when supine measurements are not feasible.
Does seated-to-standing blood pressure measurement accurately diagnose orthostatic hypotension compared to standard supine-to-standing measurement?
Seated-to-standing blood pressure measurement with cutoffs of ≥15/7 mmHg reduction is a valid and convenient alternative to supine-to-standing measurement for diagnosing orthostatic hypotension when supine measurements are not feasible.
Casiglia et al. (2017) studied this question.
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