Study on Blood Pressure Variability and Frailty in the Older People: the HypoPHrail Study
Observational prospective single-center, non-profit study. Primary objective of the study: To determine if the hypotensive phenotype, defined as one episode of daytime systolic blood pressure (SBP) \<90 mmHg (or two episodes of daytime SBP \<90 mmHg, if mean 24 h SBP is \<125 mmHg) detected at Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) is associated with adverse events at follow up (death, hospitalization, falls, emergency room admission for uncontrolled hypertension, major cardiovascular events)
• Age ≥ 75 years
• Diagnosis of hypertension according to the criteria of the European Society of Cardiology guidelines \[Williams 2018\]
• Consent of the patient (or legal representative) to participate in the study