Background: orthostatic hypotension may be an important risk factor for falls.


Background: orthostatic hypotension may be an important risk factor for falls, allowing this has not yet been demonstrated in prospective studies. This may be because conventional [i]modus operandi[/i]s of measuring blood pressure changes are too imprecise and not optimally timed.



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