Orthostatic hypotension: A common, serious and underrecognized problem in hospitalized patients

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-39

  Feldstein, Carlos ^a   Weder, Alan B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; cardiovascular mortality; falls; heart attack; hospitalized patients; orthostatic hypotension; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; FALLING; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855826310     PISSN: 19331711     EISSN: 18787436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2011.08.008     Document Type: Review

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