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Postprandial Hypotension: Pathophysiology and Management

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Cardiac Arrhythmias 2001

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Abstract

Over the past two decades, postprandial hypotension (PPH) has become recognized as a common problem among elderly people and patients with autonomic insufficiency, Parkinson’s Disease, diabetes mellitus, and renal failure [1]. Defined as a 20 mmHg or greater decline in systolic blood pressure within 2 h of the start of a meal, PPH has been reported to occur in 24% [2] to 36% [3] of nursing-home residents, and in 23% of elderly persons admitted to a geriatric hospital with syncope or falls [4]. Meal-related hypotension is particularly common among elderly people with hypertension and is more prevalent than orthostatic hypotension in the elderly population.

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Lipsitz, L.A. (2002). Postprandial Hypotension: Pathophysiology and Management. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2001. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2103-7_4

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