Do we need to evaluate diastolic blood pressure in patients with suspected orthostatic hypotension?
Arthur FedorowskiViktor HamreforsRichard SuttonJ Gert van DijkRoy FreemanJacques Wm LendersWouter WielingPublished in: Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society (2017)
An abnormal orthostatic fall in diastolic blood pressure without an abnormal fall in systolic blood pressure is rare among patients with syncope and orthostatic intolerance. Approximately 95% of patients with classical orthostatic hypotension can be identified by systolic criterion alone.