Efficacy and safety of acarbose in the treatment of elderly patients with postprandial hypotension

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2054-2059

  Jian, Zai Jin ^a   Zhou, Bai Yu ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acarbose; Ejection fraction; Fractional shortening; Postprandial hypotension; The elderly; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACARBOSE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

EID: 58749091294     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200810020-00021     Document Type: Article

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