Lower Body Negative Pressure
"Lower Body Negative Pressure" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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External decompression applied to the lower body. It is used to study orthostatic intolerance and the effects of gravitation and acceleration, to produce simulated hemorrhage in physiologic research, to assess cardiovascular function, and to reduce abdominal stress during childbirth.
| Descriptor ID |
D008150
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.278.500
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lower Body Negative Pressure" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of 4 weeks of aerobic exercise on vascular and baroreflex function of young men with a family history of hypertension. J Hum Hypertens. 2012 Nov; 26(11):644-9.
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Evaluation of alterations on mitral annulus velocities, strain, and strain rates due to abrupt changes in preload elicited by parabolic flight. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2007 Jul; 103(1):80-7.
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Objective evaluation of changes in left ventricular and atrial volumes during parabolic flight using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2006 Aug; 101(2):460-8.