Why the study?
Does supine posture compared to upright posture alter cardiac output and pulmonary capillary blood flow in normal subjects?
Population
5 normal subjects
Comparison
Supine posture vs Upright posture
Design
Other
Authors
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Posture standardization needed for cardiac output measurements; leaves open relevance in cardiovascular disease.
Does supine posture compared to upright posture alter cardiac output and pulmonary capillary blood flow in normal subjects?
Supine posture increases cardiac output and pulmonary capillary blood flow compared to upright posture in normal subjects, primarily driven by stroke volume changes.
Kawakami et al. (1980) studied this question.
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