Initial orthostatic hypotension is unrelated to orthostatic tolerance in healthy young subjects

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 506-517

  Thomas, Kate N ^a   Cotter, James D ^a   Galvin, Sean D ^a   Williams, Michael J A ^a   Willie, Chris K ^a   Ainslie, Philip N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral hypoperfusion; Circulatory collapse; Hypocapnia; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN OXYGEN TENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; ORTHOSTATIC BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTURE; PULSATILE FLOW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249147432     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91650.2008     Document Type: Article

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