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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and Postprandial Hypotension in Elderly Persons With Falls or Syncopes

François Puisieux, H. Bulckaen, A.L. Fauchais, S. Drumez, F Salomez-Granier, P Dewailly

The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2000 · 100 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

About one out of four elderly patients with falls or syncope experiences PPH, usually after breakfast. Postprandial decline in BP contributes to BP variability. deltaSBP and preprandial SBP are positively correlated.

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