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Temporal cardiovascular causality during orthostatic stress by extended partial directed coherence

S Reulecke, S Charleston-Villalobos, T Aljama-Corrales

    Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
    |January 18, 2020
    PubMed
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    Young women with orthostatic intolerance show altered cardiovascular interactions. Their heart period and blood pressure dynamics differ significantly from healthy controls during head-up tilt tests.

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