Postural hypotension and the anti-gravity suit.
An air force anti-gravity suit, as used by fighter pilots to prevent loss of consciousness, has been successfully employed to treat severe postural hypotension in a patient with Shy-Drager syndrome. The definition of postural hypotension is reviewed, and reference is made to the previous use of the anti-gravity suit in the treatment of this condition.
Brook
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Department of Anatomy, Monash University, Melbourne.
D005260:Female; D005676:Gravity Suits; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012791:Shy-Drager Syndrome / Q000150:complications*