Arterial stiffness is a potential mechanism and promising indicator of orthostatic hypotension in the general population.

CONCLUSIONS: Arterial stiffness determined via baPWV, rather than rAI, was significantly correlated with the attenuation of the orthostatic hemodynamic response and the resultant OH. The impaired baroreceptor sensitivity might be the mechanism. In addition, baPWV appears to be a relatively sensitive and reliable indicator of OH in routine clinical practice.
PMID: 25339160 [PubMed - in process]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - October 27, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Meng Q, Wang S, Wang Y, Wan S, Liu K, Zhou X, Zhong G, Zhang X, Chen X Tags: Vasa Source Type: research