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. 1991 May;11(3):211-20.
doi: 10.1111/j.1475-097x.1991.tb00452.x.

Initial circulatory responses to changes in posture: influence of the angle and speed of tilt

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Initial circulatory responses to changes in posture: influence of the angle and speed of tilt

R L Sprangers et al. Clin Physiol. 1991 May.

Abstract

To assess if changes in the angle or speed of tilt could account for the differences between the initial (first 30 s) circulatory responses induced by active and passive changes in posture, as found in previous studies, we investigated the initial heart rate and blood pressure responses induced by stand up from supine and various head-up tilt manoeuvres in 12 healthy, male subjects. Comparison was made between 70 degrees head-up tilt in 3 s, 90 degrees head-up tilt also in 3 s and 70 degrees head-up tilt in 1.5 s, using an automatic pneumatic-driven tilt table with foot support. It was found that the initial heart rate and blood pressure responses induced by the three tilt manoeuvres were almost identical in time course and amplitude, but significantly different from those induced by stand up. The results of this study prove that regardless of the angle and speed of tilt, the initial circulatory responses induced by passive changes in posture are essentially different from the responses induced by active changes in posture.

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