Admissions for orthostatic hypotension: an analysis of NHS England Hospital Episode Statistics data.

Eoin Duggan Román Romero OrtuñoRose Anne Kenny

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

The number of admissions for OH has risen dramatically over the past 10 years, as have admissions for falls and related disorders. This rise is out of proportion with admissions for other conditions such as epilepsy and COPD. We postulate that this relates to tighter blood pressure (BP) targets. This suggests caution in the application of recent BP targets to older, frailer adults.

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hypertensive patients
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