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Standing Blood Pressure and Risk of Falls, Syncope, Coronary Heart Disease, and Mortality.

Jordan K KondoWilliam EarleRuth-Alma N Turkson-OcranLong H NgoJennifer L CluettLewis A LipsitzNatalie R DayaElizabeth SelvinPamela L LutseyJosef CoreshBeverly Gwen WindhamKarla N KendrickStephen P Juraschek
Published in: American journal of hypertension (2023)
In this community-based population, low standing SBP was common and not significantly associated with falls or syncope, but was associated with a lower risk of CHD and mortality. These findings do not support screening for low standing BP as a risk factor for adverse events.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • pulmonary embolism
  • cardiovascular events
  • community dwelling
  • heart rate
  • hypertensive patients
  • coronary artery disease
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance
  • blood glucose