Coagulation changes during presyncope and recovery.

Orthostatic stress activates the coagulation system. The extent of coagulation activation with full orthostatic load leading to presyncope is unknown. We examined in 7 healthy males whether presyncope, using a combination of head up tilt (HUT) and lower body negative pressure (LBNP), leads to coagul...

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Main Authors: Gerhard Cvirn, Axel Schlagenhauf, Bettina Leschnik, Martin Koestenberger, Andreas Roessler, Andreas Jantscher, Karoline Vrecko, Guenther Juergens, Helmut Hinghofer-Szalkay, Nandu Goswami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22876309/?tool=EBI