scholarly journals Analysis of factors related to the development of postprandial hypotension during hemodialysis.

1995 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimio Sugaya ◽  
Shigeru Miyagata ◽  
Osamu Nishizawa ◽  
Hiromitsu Noto ◽  
Takeo Kohama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postprandial Hypotension

scholarly journals Postprandial Hypotension and Spinal Cord Injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1417
Author(s):  
Rikke Middelhede Hansen ◽  
Klaus Krogh ◽  
Joan Sundby ◽  
Andrei Krassioukov ◽  
Ellen Merete Hagen
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cardiovascular Mortality ◽  
Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Postprandial Hypotension ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Time Since Injury ◽  
Median Change

Postprandial hypotension (PPH) is defined as a fall of ≥20 mmHg in systolic blood pressure (SBP) or a SBP of <90 mmHg after having been >100 mmHg before the meal within two hours after a meal. The prevalence of PPH among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) is unknown. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement was performed in 158 persons with SCI, 109 men, median age was 59.1 years (min.:13.2; max.: 86.2). In total, 78 persons (49.4%) had PPH after 114 out of 449 meals (25.4%). The median change in SBP during PPH was −28 mmHg (min.: −87; max.: −15 mmHg) and 96% of the PPH episodes were asymptomatic. The occurrence of PPH was correlated to older age (p = 0.001), level of injury (p = 0.023), and complete SCI (p = 0.000), but not, gender or time since injury. Further studies are needed to elucidate if PPH contributes to the increased cardiovascular mortality in the SCI population.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postprandial Hypotension Among Japanese Older Adults in a Facility

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 222-222
Author(s):  
Noriko Suzuki ◽  
Masahiko Hashizume ◽  
Hideyuki Shiotani
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Older People ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Baseline Body Mass Index ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Postprandial Hypotension ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Japanese Older Adults

Abstract Postprandial hypotension (PPH) is an unrecognized sudden drop of blood pressure (BP) after meals and a hidden problem among older people including those living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Though PPH causes dizziness, falls, and syncope, it has received little attention from¬¬¬ healthcare workers (HCW) including caregivers, nurses and physicians, and risk factors of PPH should be carefully assessed to improve quality of life. Therefore, we aimed to examine the prevalence and risk factors of PPH in a LTCF in Japan. Participants were 114 older adults living in a LTCF in Japan (mean age 85.9 years old; 85 female (74%)). To examine PPH, blood pressure (BP) was measured before and after lunch. BP after meal was measured four times every 30 minutes. PPH is defined as a BP drop of 20 mmHg or more and we also defined a BP drop within a range of 19 to 15 mmHg as potential-PPH. As risk factors, we compared systolic and diastolic BP at baseline, body mass index, pulse rate, disease and complications between groups with/without PPH. The prevalence of PPH was 41% (47/114) and 52% with potential-PPH; 11% (13/114) added. Among risk factors, systolic BP was significantly higher in those with PPH (142.6 vs 123.5 mmHg, p &lt;0.001). This study revealed that PPH & potential-PPH occurred in half of the subjects in a LTCF in Japan. HCW need to focus on high systolic BP to predict PPH and future research is necessary to prevent and cope with PPH for older people.

Postprandial Hypotension: A Systematic Review

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 394-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence G. Trahair ◽  
Michael Horowitz ◽  
Karen L. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Postprandial Hypotension

scholarly journals The Glycemic Index, Postprandial Hypotension and Cardiovascular Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Glycemic Index ◽  
Fluid Secretion ◽  
Systemic Circulation ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Postprandial Hypotension ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
High Glycemic Index ◽  
Intestinal Fluid Secretion

High glycemic index diets have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality. We suggest that part of the reason for this association is through the effect of the rapidly digested high glycemic index carbohydrate diets in promoting the effects of postprandial hypotension in vulnerable individuals. Postprandial hypotension has been recognized as a problem especially affecting the frail elderly. The phenomenon occurs earlier in the day and includes syncope and falls acutely and more serious cardiovascular events and increased all-cause mortality in the longer-term. The mechanism appears to relate to the rapid digestion of carbohydrates foods. Strategies that reduce the amount of meal carbohydrates and their rate of absorption by enzyme inhibition or by delaying gastric emptying and have proved helpful as has increased fluid intake, presumably due to dilution of small intestinal contents and a reduction in the tonicity, so reducing the need for intestinal fluid secretion to dilute osmotically active sugars and products of digestion. In this way the need for increased blood flow to the gut can be reduced, that would otherwise steal blood from the systemic circulation resulting in a drop in blood pressure and an increase in heart rate. Slowly absorbed or low glycemic index carbohydrates would therefore appear potentially useful as part of the dietary strategy for the treatment of postprandial hypotension and conversely postprandial hypotension could be one of the reasons why high glycemic index diets have been associated with increased CVD risk.

The Effect of Caffeine on Postprandial Hypotension in the Elderly

1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Heseltine ◽  
M. Dakkak ◽  
K. Woodhouse ◽  
I. A. Macdonald ◽  
J. F. Potter
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Postprandial Hypotension
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