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Are the orthostatic fluid shifts to the calves augmented in autonomic failure?

BACKGROUND: In autonomic failure (AF), blood pressure (BP) falls upon standing which is commonly ascribed to defective vasoconstriction and excessive pooling. Observations on the amount of pooling in AF are contradictory. METHODS: We evaluated pooling using strain-gauge plethysmography (SGP) during...

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Autores principales: Thijs, Roland D., Kamper, Adriaan M., van Dijk, Arjan D., van Dijk, J. Gert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10286-009-0038-x