Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment on Orthostatic Hypotension : A Systematic Review and Individual Participant-based Meta-analysis.

CONCLUSION: Intensive BP-lowering treatment decreases risk for OH. Orthostatic hypotension, before or in the setting of more intensive BP treatment, should not be viewed as a reason to avoid or de-escalate treatment for hypertension. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. PMID: 32909814 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - September 9, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Juraschek SP, Hu JR, Cluett JL, Ishak A, Mita C, Lipsitz LA, Appel LJ, Beckett NS, Coleman RL, Cushman WC, Davis BR, Grandits G, Holman RR, Miller ER, Peters R, Staessen JA, Taylor AA, Thijs L, Wright JT, Mukamal KJ Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research