Acknowledgements; Co-authors and their Current Affiliations; 1. Introduction; 2. Management of Vasovagal Syncope: Controlling or Aborting Faints by Leg Crossing and Muscle Tensing; 3. Leg Crossing, Muscle Tensing, Squatting and the "Crash-position" are Effective Against Vasovagal Reactions Through Increases in Cardiac Output; 4. Leg Crossing Improves Orthostatic Tolerance in Healthy Subjects: a Placebo Controlled Cross-over Study; 5. Lower Body Muscle Tensing Diminishes the Blood Pressure Decrease Upon Standing From Squatting in the Post-vasovagal State
Summary
Paul Krediet shows how physical manoeuvres can prevent vasovagal syncope and near syncope from initial orthostatic hypotension
Notes
Academisch Proefschrift--Universiteit van Amsterdam, 2007
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-108)
