The association of antihypertensives with postural blood pressure and falls among seniors residing in the community: a case-control study

Zia A 1 , Kamaruzzaman SB 1 , Myint PK 2 , Tan MP 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Ageing and Age-Associated Disorders Research Group, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 AGEING, Epidemiology Group, School of Medicine & Dentistry, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Eur J Clin Invest, 2015 Oct;45(10):1069-76.
PMID: 26214159 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12508

Abstract

A drop in postural blood pressure (BP) may contribute to falls, while antihypertensives have been considered to induce postural drop or orthostatic hypotension (OH) and falls among older people. However, this relationship between antihypertensives, postural BP and the risk of falls has never been evaluated in a single study.

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