Syncope, Hypotension, and Falls in the Treatment of Hypertension: Results from the Randomized Clinical Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial.
Kaycee M SinkGregory W EvansRonald I ShorrJeffrey T BatesDan BerlowitzMolly B ConroyDeborah M FeltonTanya GureKaren C JohnsonDalane KitzmanMary F LylesKaren ServillaMark A SupianoJeff WhittleAlan WiggersLawrence J FinePublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2018)
Participants randomized to intensive SBP control had greater risk of hypotension and possibly syncope, but not falls. The greater risk of developing these events associated with intensive treatment did not vary according to age.