Differences in Blood Pressure by Body Position (Supine, Fowler's, and Sitting) in Hypertensive Subjects | Zendy

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Differences in Blood Pressure by Body Position (Supine, Fowler's, and Sitting) in Hypertensive Subjects

Author(s) -

Giancarlo Cicolini,

Carmine Pizzi,

Elisabetta Palma,

Marco Bucci,

F Schioppa,

Andrea Mezzetti,

Lamberto Manzoli

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.106

Subject(s) - supine position , sitting , medicine , blood pressure , body position , diastole , heart rate , cardiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pathology

Although blood pressure (BP) differences from supine to sitting position have long been recognized, limited data are available on other commonly used body positions. We performed a cross-sectional study to compare BP values obtained in supine, sitting, and Fowler's positions in essential hypertensive subjects.

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