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==Prognosis== Orthostatic hypotension may cause [[accidental fall]]s.<ref name=pmid21438868>{{cite journal | vauthors = Romero-Ortuno R, Cogan L, Foran T, Kenny RA, Fan CW | title = Continuous noninvasive orthostatic blood pressure measurements and their relationship with orthostatic intolerance, falls, and frailty in older people | journal = Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | volume = 59 | issue = 4 | pages = 655β665 | date = April 2011 | pmid = 21438868 | doi = 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03352.x | hdl-access = free | s2cid = 31596763 | hdl = 2262/57382 }}</ref> It is also linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and stroke.<ref name=pmid25852216>{{cite journal | vauthors = Ricci F, Fedorowski A, Radico F, Romanello M, Tatasciore A, Di Nicola M, Zimarino M, De Caterina R | display-authors = 6 | title = Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality related to orthostatic hypotension: a meta-analysis of prospective observational studies | journal = European Heart Journal | volume = 36 | issue = 25 | pages = 1609β1617 | date = July 2015 | pmid = 25852216 | doi = 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv093 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name="AAFP Kim">{{cite journal |last1=Kim |first1=Michael J. |last2=Farrell |first2=Jennifer |title=Orthostatic Hypotension: A Practical Approach |journal=American Family Physician |date=January 2022 |volume=105 |issue=1 |pages=39β49 |pmid=35029940 |url=https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2022/0100/p39.html |issn=1532-0650}}</ref> Also, [[observational study|observational]] data suggest that orthostatic hypotension in middle age increases the risk of eventual dementia and reduced [[cognitive function]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rawlings A, Juraschek S, Heiss G, Hughes T, Meyer M, Selvin E, Sharrett AR, Windham BG, Gottesman R | display-authors = 6 |title= Abstract 28: Orthostatic Hypotension is Associated With 20-year Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study |journal=Circulation |date=7 March 2017 |volume=135 |issue=suppl_1 |doi=10.1161/circ.135.suppl_1.28 }}</ref>
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