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Orthostatic haemodynamics may be impaired in frailty.
Age and ageing - 1 Sept 2011
Romero-Ortuno Roman, Cogan Lisa, O'Shea Diarmuid, Lawlor Brian A, Kenny Rose Anne
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BACKGROUND: orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a physical sign that reflects a final common pathway of various forms of disordered physiology, which is the hallmark of geriatric frailty. Fried et al. recognise three increasing frailty phenotypes in older people, based on measurements of weight loss, exhaustion, grip strength, walking speed and physical activity. Orthostatic haemodynamics have not been considered as...
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