Orthostatic hypotension and the risk of myocardial infarction in the home-dwelling elderly

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 255, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 486-493

  Luukinen, H ^a   Koski, K ^a   Laippala, P ^b   Airaksinen, K E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Blood pressure; Hypotension; Myocardial infarction; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE;

AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEST PAIN; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1842558761     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2004.01313.x     Document Type: Article

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