Syncope in elderly patients. Why their risk is higher
Bonema, J.D.; Maddens, M.E.
Postgraduate Medicine 91(1): 129-32 135-6 142-4
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 1728767 Document Number: 397070
The elderly are at increased risk for syncope not only because of physiologic changes due to aging but also because they have a higher incidence of chronic illness and use a greater number of medications that may cause orthostatic hypotension. Although evaluation should emphasize cardiovascular and neurologic components, the cause may remain elusive in as many as 50% of patients.
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