Lower Limb and Abdominal Compression Bandages Prevent Progressive Orthostatic Hypotension in Elderly Persons. A Randomized Single-Blind Controlled Study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1425-1432

  Podoleanu, Cristian ^a   Maggi, Roberto ^b   Brignole, Michele ^b   Croci, Francesco ^b   Incze, Alexander ^a   Solano, Alberto ^b   Puggioni, Enrico ^b   Carasca, Emilian ^a  

^a GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPRESSION; AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TILTING; WEAKNESS;

ABDOMEN; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BANDAGES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; LEG; MALE; PRESSURE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746498812     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.052     Document Type: Article

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