Why the study?
Does standing position compared to sitting position alter ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate in healthy normotensive subjects?
Population
30 healthy volunteers who were normotensive and receiving no treatment.
Comparison
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring using a… vs Sitting position (compared to standing position).
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Standing elevates ambulatory BP/HR; supports position sensors in ABPM but leaves open effects on thresholds and practice.
Does standing position compared to sitting position alter ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate in healthy normotensive subjects?
Ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate are significantly higher in the standing position compared to sitting, highlighting the utility of position sensors during ABPM to improve reproducibility and detect positional blood pressure control issues.
Mallion et al. (2000) studied this question.
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