Postural blood pressure electrocardiographic changes are associated with falls in older people

Saedon NI 1 , Zainal-Abidin I 2 , Chee KH 2 , Khor HM 3 , Tan KM 3 , Kamaruzzaman SK 3 Show all authors , Chin AV 3 , Poi PJ 3 , Tan MP 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Ageing and Age-Associated Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. izzati@ummc.edu.my
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Ageing and Age-Associated Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Ageing and Age-Associated Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. mptan@ummc.edu.my
Clin Auton Res, 2016 Feb;26(1):41-8.
PMID: 26695401 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-015-0327-5

Abstract

To determine the magnitude of postural blood pressure change, differences in ECG between fallers and non-fallers were measured. Postural blood pressure change is associated with symptoms of dizziness, presyncope, and syncope.

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