Why the study?
Do elderly patients with Parkinson's disease have different postprandial and orthostatic systolic blood pressure responses compared to age-matched controls?
Population
20 elderly patients, comprising 10 patients with Parkinson's disease and 10 age-matched elderly control…
Comparison
Meal ingestion and orthostatic challenges. vs Age-matched elderly control patients.
Design
Case-control
Follow-up
2 days
Authors
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May warrant postprandial BP monitoring in Parkinson's disease; leaves open whether meals modify orthostatic risk in prospective studies.
Do elderly patients with Parkinson's disease have different postprandial and orthostatic systolic blood pressure responses compared to age-matched controls?
Elderly patients with Parkinson's disease exhibit significant postprandial systolic blood pressure drops and greater orthostatic hypotension compared to controls, though meals do not exacerbate the orthostatic response.
Loew et al. (1995) studied this question.
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