Postprandial Hypotension in Clinical Geriatric Patients and Healthy Elderly: Prevalence Related to Patient Selection and Diagnostic Criteria

The aims of this study were to find out whether Postprandial hypotension (PPH) occurs more frequently in patients admitted to a geriatric ward than in healthy elderly individuals, what the optimal interval between blood pressure measurements is in order to diagnose PPH and how often it is associated...

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Main Authors: Narender P. Van Orshoven, Paul A. F. Jansen, Irène Oudejans, Yvonne Schoon, P. Liam Oey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/243752