Pharmacological treatment of postprandial reductions in blood pressure: a systematic review.

Objectives: To systematically review the current literature on the pharmacological treatment of postmeal reductions in blood pressure (BP).

Design: A systematic literature search and standardized data collection of randomized controlled trials on the pharmacological prevention of postprandial reductions in BP in adults using MEDLINE (1950-), EMBASE (1980-), and CINAHL databases was conducted up to July 2013. Bibliographies of relevant reports were also hand-searched to identify all potentially eligible studies.

Predictors of orthostatic hypotension in patients attending a transient ischaemic attack clinic: database study.

Background: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is common amongst the older population and is associated with morbidity and mortality. We sought to investigate predictors of OH to assist the clinician in identifying patients at risk.

Methods And Results: Database of 2696 patients attending a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) clinic between January 2006 and May 2009 was examined.