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Are Compression Stockings an Effective Treatment for Orthostatic Presyncope?

BACKGROUND: Syncope, or fainting, affects approximately 6.2% of the population, and is associated with significant comorbidity. Many syncopal events occur secondary to excessive venous pooling and capillary filtration in the lower limbs when upright. As such, a common approach to the management of s...

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Autores principales: Protheroe, Clare Louise, Dikareva, Anastasia, Menon, Carlo, Claydon, Victoria Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3241624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22194814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028193