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Usefulness of Leg-Crossing for Maintaining Blood Pressure in a Sitting Position in Patients with Orthostatic Hypotension—Case Reports

Shuichi Takishita

Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan

Takashi Touma

Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan

Nobuyuki Kawazoe

Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan

Hiromi Muratani

Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan

Koshiro Fukiyama

Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan

The authors report a case with idiopathic orthostatic hypotension in which the patient prevents his blood pressure from fatting to a symptomatic level by leg-crossing in a sitting position. Including 4 other patients with orthostatic hypotension and 5 normal subjects, their study found that the changes in blood pressure with leg-crossing inversely correlated with those induced by assuming seated posture from a supine position. Leg-crossing may, therefore, be one of the useful nonpharmacologic measures for maintaining blood pressure in a sitting position in patients with orthostatic hypotension.

Angiology, Vol. 42, No. 5, 421-425 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/000331979104200512
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