Why the study?
Do orthostatic blood pressure changes correlate with subclinical markers of atherosclerosis in normotensive subjects?
Population
515 normotensive subjects aged 35-75 years (mean age 58.4±10.0 years)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Orthostatic BP changes may reflect early arterial stiffness in normotensives; hypothesis-generating and leaves causal direction open.
Do orthostatic blood pressure changes correlate with subclinical markers of atherosclerosis in normotensive subjects?
Increased arterial stiffness (measured by baPWV) is independently associated with orthostatic blood pressure decreases during a standing-up test in normotensive individuals.
Takahashi et al. (2015) studied this question.
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