Electroacupuncture improves orthostatic tolerance in healthy individuals via improving cardiac function and activating the sympathetic system | Zendy

Jing Sun | Zendy; Hanfei Sang | Zendy; Changbin Yang | Zendy; Hailong Dong | Zendy; Chong Lei | Zendy; Yan Lu | Zendy; Yulin Ma | Zendy; Xiaodong Zhou | Zendy; XiQing Sun | Zendy; Lize Xiong | Zendy

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Electroacupuncture improves orthostatic tolerance in healthy individuals via improving cardiac function and activating the sympathetic system

Author(s) -

Jing Sun,

Hanfei Sang,

Changbin Yang,

Hailong Dong,

Chong Lei,

Yan Lu,

Yulin Ma,

Xiaodong Zhou,

XiQing Sun,

Lize Xiong

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

ep europace

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119

H-Index - 102

eISSN - 1532-2092

pISSN - 1099-5129

DOI - 10.1093/europace/eus220

Subject(s) - medicine , electroacupuncture , heart rate , blood pressure , anesthesia , heart rate variability , orthostatic vital signs , cardiology , stroke volume , orthostatic intolerance , acupuncture , crossover study , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo

Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is a common clinical problem; however, effective and applicable clinical prevention/treatment is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate whether electroacupuncture (EA) is a novel effective treatment in attenuating OI in healthy individuals.

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