Open AccessAssociation of transient orthostatic hypotension with falls and syncope in patients with Parkinson disease
Author(s) -
Alessandra Fanciulli,
Nicole Campese,
Georg Goebel,
JeanPierre Ndayisaba,
Sabine Eschlboeck,
Christine Kaindlstorfer,
Cecilia Raccagni,
Roberta Granata,
Ubaldo Bonuccelli,
Roberto Ceravolo,
Klaus Seppi,
Werner Poewe,
Gregor K. Wenning
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.91
H-Index - 364
eISSN - 1526-632X
pISSN - 0028-3878
DOI - 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010749
Subject(s) - orthostatic vital signs , orthostatic intolerance , medicine , blood pressure , syncope (phonology) , cardiology , tilt table test , diastole , heart rate
To assess the frequency of transient orthostatic hypotension (tOH) and its clinical impact in Parkinson disease (PD), we retrospectively studied 173 patients with PD and 173 age- and sex-matched controls with orthostatic intolerance, who underwent cardiovascular autonomic function testing under continuous noninvasive blood pressure (BP) monitoring.