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SUBMITTER: Wood KN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6789148 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
NPJ microgravity 20191011
Landing day symptoms from orthostatic hypotension after prolonged spaceflight can be debilitating, but severity of these symptoms can be unpredictable and highly individual. We tested the hypothesis that an impaired baroreflex response to an inflight leg cuff test could predict orthostatic intolerance on return to Earth. Eight male astronauts (44 ± 7 years of age (mean ± SD); mean mission length: 167 ± 12 days) participated in a standardized supine-to-sit-to-stand test (5 min-30s-3 min) pre- and ...[more]