Disorders of Orthostatic Blood Pressure Response Are Associated With Cardiovascular Disease and Target Organ Damage in Hypertensive Patients
Author(s) -
Xiaoxu Fan,
Yibo Wang,
Kai Sun,
Weimin Zhang,
Haiying Wang,
Haiying Wu,
Honggang Zhang,
Xin Zhou,
Rutai Hui
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2010.76
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , orthostatic vital signs , end organ damage , cardiology , disease , arterial stiffness
The prevalence and clinical significance of orthostatic hypertension (OHT) remain largely undetermined in hypertensive patients. This study investigated the association of OHT and orthostatic hypotension (OH) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and target organ damage (TOD) in hypertensive patients.
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