Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVES AND NON HYPERTENSIVES

Dr. Srinivas Guntupalli, Dr. Vivek Veeram Reddy

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Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a drop in either the systolic or diastolic blood pressure of more than 20 or 10 mm Hg respectively upon standing from a supine position. In this study, a comparison was made between elderly hypertensives and normotensives to find out the prevalence of orthostatic hypotension and other associated factors. 100 subjects aged 60 and above with hypertension under treatment and 100 non–hypertensives of the same age were selected for the study. The prevalence of Orthostatic hypotension was more among hypertensives than non – hypertensives. There was no significant relation between orthostatic hypotension and the symptoms of orthostatic hypotension. Orthostatic hypotension was not related to either the type or number of drugs used in this study.

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DR. SRINIVAS GUNTUPALLI, DR. VIVEK VEERAM REDDY, A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION IN ELDERLY HYPERTENSIVES AND NON HYPERTENSIVES, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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