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Passive tilt from supine to upright demonstrated that changes in cardiac output and functional residual capacity were linearly related to the sine of the tilt angle, whereas other variables showed threshold values.
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How does passive tilt affect cardiorespiratory variables and secondary reflex mechanisms in normal volunteers?
How does passive tilt affect cardiorespiratory variables and secondary reflex mechanisms in normal volunteers?
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Passive tilting demonstrates that while cardiac output and functional residual capacity change linearly with gravity, heart rate and stroke volume exhibit threshold-based reflex responses.
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Matalon et al. (1979) studied Healthy volunteers (n=5). Passive tilt vs. Supine position was evaluated on Changes in cardiac output, heart rate, stroke volume, minute and alveolar ventilation, functional residual capacity, and arterial-end-tidal PCO2 pressure difference. Passive tilt from supine to upright demonstrated that changes in cardiac output and functional residual capacity were linearly related to the sine of the tilt angle, whereas other variables showed threshold values.
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