Physical countermeasures to increase orthostatic tolerance

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-82

  Wieling, W ^a   van Dijk, N ^a   Thijs, R D ^b,c   de Lange, F J ^a   Krediet, C T Paul ^a   Halliwill, J R ^d  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiac output; Muscle pump; Orthostatic hypotension; Syncope; Venous return

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 84916912398     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12249     Document Type: Article

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