Effect of a meal on blood pressure in the elderly

As post-prandial hypotension may be a cause of falls in older people, blood pressure was measured for one hour following a test meal in 22 elderly patients. There was a small fall in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure but no change in heart rate. Although the changes were small and no sympto...

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Autores principales: Power, M, Stout, R W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1986
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2448346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3811013
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description As post-prandial hypotension may be a cause of falls in older people, blood pressure was measured for one hour following a test meal in 22 elderly patients. There was a small fall in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure but no change in heart rate. Although the changes were small and no symptoms occurred, post-prandial hypotension might be important in elderly patients who had other abnormalities in blood pressure regulation.
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