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Tilt Testing with Combined Lower Body Negative Pressure: a "Gold Standard" for Measuring Orthostatic Tolerance

Tilt Testing with Combined Lower Body Negative Pressure: a "Gold Standard" for Measuring Orthostatic Tolerance

Published on: March 21, 2013

Initial orthostatic hypotension at high altitude.

Kate N Thomas¹, Keith R Burgess, Rishi Basnyat

¹University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

High Altitude Medicine & Biology

|July 1, 2010

Summary

Standing up at high altitude (5050 m) does not impair initial cardiovascular or cerebrovascular responses. Physiological adjustments to upright posture remain effective even after acclimatization to high altitude.

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Tilt Testing with Combined Lower Body Negative Pressure: a "Gold Standard" for Measuring Orthostatic Tolerance

Tilt Testing with Combined Lower Body Negative Pressure: a "Gold Standard" for Measuring Orthostatic Tolerance

Published on: March 21, 2013

Area of Science:

Physiology
Altitude Medicine
Cardiovascular Research

Background:

Syncope (fainting) is reported after standing at high altitude (HA).
Detailed physiological responses to standing at HA are not well-described.
Upright posture challenges cardiovascular regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

To test if physiological adjustments to standing are compromised at HA (5050 m).
To investigate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular responses during orthostasis at HA.

Main Methods:

Ten healthy volunteers underwent rapid standing tests from supine rest for 3 minutes.
Measurements included beat-to-beat mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), middle cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv), end-tidal gases, and heart rate (ECG).
Data collected at sea level and after 14 days at HA (5050 m).

Main Results:

Baseline MAP and MCAv were similar at HA and sea level; heart rate (HR) was elevated at HA.
Initial responses (<15 s) and recovery time course to standing did not differ significantly between HA and sea level.
By 3 minutes of standing, MAP fully recovered to supine levels at both locations.
Cerebrovascular responses (MCAv reduction) were comparable at sea level and HA.

Conclusions:

Partial acclimatization to high altitude (5050 m) does not impair the immediate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular responses to standing.
The body's ability to regulate blood pressure and brain blood flow during postural changes is maintained at high altitude.