Orthostatic changes in blood pressure and survival in elderly cardiopaths.
Laura Mariana de Siqueira Mendonça ChavesJoão Victor Batista CabralMaria Mariana Barros Melo da SilveiraMárcia Cristina Amélia da SilvaAnalú Corrêa de SouzaDinaldo Cavalcanti de OliveiraDário Celestino Sobral FilhoUlísses Ramos MontarroyosPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)
There was a low frequency of orthostatic hypotension and a mild high frequency of orthostatic hypertension when compared with previous studies, and no association was observed with overall mortality or with the survival time of elderly patients with heart disease.