Orthostatic (Postural) and Postprandial Hypotension in Older Adults

Older adults are at risk for developing orthostatic (postural) hypotension, which is a significant reduction in blood pressure upon standing, and postprandial hypotension, which is a drop in blood pressure after meals [1, 2]. It is recommended that the clinicians have an increased awareness about these geriatric hypotensive syndromes and perform both symptoms screening and serial measurements of blood pressure and heart rate to diagnose these conditions to decrease the significant morbidity and mortality associated with orthostatic and postprandial hypotension [8, 31, 56, 57].