Studies into postural hypotension in elderly patients.
Postural hypotension is common in elderly people. A study of 247 patients in Wellington showed an incidence of 33.1 percent. The causative factors included drugs such as diuretics and antihypertensive agents; the consequences of cerebrovascular accidents and peripheral neuropathies; and in a small number, the dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. The test for autonomic function were difficult to apply to patients and any results likely to be unsatisfactory.
D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004232:Diuretics / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics