2006
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000202816.25706.64
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Arterial stiffness as the candidate underlying mechanism for postural blood pressure changes and orthostatic hypotension in older adults: the Rotterdam Study

Abstract: Arterial stiffness is independently associated with orthostatic hypotension. The drop in blood pressure levels and the contemporary attenuated response of heart rate to orthostatic challenge in subjects with stiffer arteries support the hypothesis that arterial stiffness may explain, at least in part, the reduced baroreflex observed in older adults.

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“…In our sample, the overall proportion of subjects with documented history of hypertension was 42.4%, 39.1% in the asymptomatic group and 51.6% in the symptomatic group, with a trend pointing towards more burden of hypertension in the symptomatic group (v 2 = 2.852, P = 0.091). Chronic hypertension is a risk factor for arterial stiffness (AS), and the latter is an independent risk factor for OH [16]. In our study, we did not have independent measures of AS (e.g.…”
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confidence: 86%
“…In our sample, the overall proportion of subjects with documented history of hypertension was 42.4%, 39.1% in the asymptomatic group and 51.6% in the symptomatic group, with a trend pointing towards more burden of hypertension in the symptomatic group (v 2 = 2.852, P = 0.091). Chronic hypertension is a risk factor for arterial stiffness (AS), and the latter is an independent risk factor for OH [16]. In our study, we did not have independent measures of AS (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…This association may exist because OH indicates earlier (before midlife) risk factor exposures that contributed to both OH and impaired cognition in midlife. Also, OH may reflect atherosclerotic disease [38] and, thus, be a marker of cerebrovascular burden. Although our findings do not Poor cognitive function defined as performance in the lowest quintile on the test.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…OH is also associated with adverse cardiovascular health outcomes in middle-age and older adults, including elevated risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular disease (Rose et al, 2006,Verwoert et al, 2008,Masaki et al, 1998, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack (Fedorowski et al, 2010) and arterial stiffness (Mattace-Raso et al, 2006). It has been identified as a risk factor for ischemic stroke (Eigenbrodt et al, 2000).…”
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confidence: 99%