High Prevalence but Uncertain Clinical Significance of Orthostatic Hypotension Without Symptoms

Circulation

Volumn 130, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 1772-1774

  Miller, Edgar R ^a,b,c   Appel, Lawrence J ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE;

EID: 84922395035     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012884     Document Type: Editorial

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