Associations of Hypertension and Orthostatic Hypotension with Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease.
Aldis H PetriceksLawrence J AppelEdgar R MillerChristine M MitchellJennifer A SchrackAmal Asiri WanigatungaErin Donelly MichosRobert H ChristensonHeather RebuckStephen P JuraschekPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)
Both seated and standing hypertension were associated with greater high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, but hypotensive phenotypes were not. Hypoperfusion may not be the principal mechanism behind subclinical cardiac injury among older adults with orthostatic hypotension.