Carotid distensibility, baroreflex sensitivity, and orthostatic stress

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-70

  Steinback, Craig D ^a   O'Leary, Deborah D ^b   Bakker, Jason ^a   Cechetto, Angela D ^a   Ladak, Hanif M ^a,c   Shoemaker, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Head up tilt; Pulse pressure; Tonometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLE; TONOMETRY;

ADULT; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEAD; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; SUPINE POSITION; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 21644444946     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01248.2004     Document Type: Article

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