Why the study?
Are orthostatic hypotension and QTc prolongation more common in patients with mild dementia compared to normal controls?
Population
Patients with mild dementia and normal controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May merit orthostatic hypotension assessment in mild dementia; hypothesis-generating case-control link requiring prospective validation.
Are orthostatic hypotension and QTc prolongation more common in patients with mild dementia compared to normal controls?
Orthostatic hypotension is significantly more common in patients with mild dementia, particularly Lewy body dementia, compared to controls, whereas QTc is not prolonged.
Sønnesyn et al. (2009) studied this question.
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