Postprandial Hypotension and Relation to Falls in Institutionalized Elderly Persons
Authors: Hosam K. Kamel, Mohammad A. Iqbal, Behnam Malekgoudarzi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Letters21 August 2001Postprandial Hypotension and Relation to Falls in Institutionalized Elderly PersonsHosam K. Kamel, MD, Mohammad A. Iqbal, MD, and Behnam Malekgoudarzi, MDHosam K. Kamel, MDSaint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104 (Kamel, Iqbal)Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554 (Malekgoudarzi)Search for more papers by this author, Mohammad A. Iqbal, MDSaint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104 (Kamel, Iqbal)Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554 (Malekgoudarzi)Search for more papers by this author, and Behnam Malekgoudarzi, MDSaint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104 (Kamel, Iqbal)Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554 (Malekgoudarzi)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-4-200108210-00022 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Maurer and colleagues' article (1) indicated that an additive effect between meal ingestion and upright posture contributed to the development of symptomatic hypotension in older adults. Patients in this study were functionally independent.We studied a group of ambulatory, elderly nursing home residents to investigate the relation between postprandial hypotension and falls. The study was conducted at an 899-bed skilled-nursing facility in Long Island, New York. Two groups of ambulatory residents 65 years of age or older were randomly selected. One group (n = 12) had a history of one or more falls since admission to the ...References1. Maurer MS, Karmally W, Rivadeneira H, Parides MK, Bloomfield DM. Upright posture and postprandial hypotension in elderly persons. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:533-6. [PMID: 11015166] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Kamel HK, Pahlavan M, Malekgoudarzi B. Falls in the nursing home: frequency and determining factors [Abstract]. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2000;1:A5. [PMID: 11015166] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Hosam K. Kamel, MD; Mohammad A. Iqbal, MD; Behnam Malekgoudarzi, MDAffiliations: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104 (Kamel, Iqbal)Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554 (Malekgoudarzi) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoUpright Posture and Postprandial Hypotension in Elderly Persons Mathew S. Maurer , Wahida Karmally , Harold Rivadeneira , Michael K. Parides , and Daniel M. Bloomfield Metrics Cited byPrevalence and Risk Factors of Postprandial Hypotension among Elderly People Admitted in a Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit : An Observational StudyPostprandial hypotension in de novo Parkinson's disease: A comparison with orthostatic hypotensionPsychometric Properties of the Post-Fall Index 21 August 2001Volume 135, Issue 4Page: 302KeywordsBlood pressureElderlyFallsHypotensionIngestionMedical risk factorsNursing homesPostural controlSystolic pressure ePublished: 21 August 2001 Issue Published: 21 August 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...