Postprandial hypotension: Simple treatment but difficulties with the diagnosis

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1268-1270

  Jansen, René W M M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGED; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; EDITORIAL; FALLING; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MEAL; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTPRANDIAL HYPOTENSION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WALKING;

EID: 27744490245     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.10.1268     Document Type: Editorial

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