PO-22 BODY MASS INDEX AS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF CHANGE IN ARTERIAL STIFFNESS PARAMETERS WITH CHANGE IN BODY POSITION
Changing from supine to a seated position creates an orthostatic challenge due to the effects of gravity on the distribution of blood. This redistribution of volume unloads baroreceptors and may evoke sympathetic activation. The sympathetic activation may lead to increases in arterial stiffness, but...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930515/view |