2017
Measurement of the Compensatory Reserve Predicts Racial Differences in Orthostatic Tolerance
Wenner M, Hinds K, Howard J, Nawn C, Stachenfeld N, Convertino V. Measurement of the Compensatory Reserve Predicts Racial Differences in Orthostatic Tolerance. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31: 1087.2-1087.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.1087.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower body negative pressureBeat blood pressureCompensatory reserve indexMmHg lower body negative pressureCaucasian womenStroke volumeHeart rateOrthostatic toleranceAA womenOrthostatic stressProgressive lower body negative pressureCentral blood volumeBody negative pressureProgressive central hypovolemiaRacial differencesTraditional vital signsUS Army Medical ResearchAfrican American womenBlood pressure waveformBlood pressureHemodynamic decompensationCentral hypovolemiaLBNP stageArmy Medical ResearchBlood volume
2013
Mechanisms contributing to low orthostatic tolerance in women: the influence of oestradiol
Wenner MM, Haddadin A, Taylor HS, Stachenfeld NS. Mechanisms contributing to low orthostatic tolerance in women: the influence of oestradiol. The Journal Of Physiology 2013, 591: 2345-2355. PMID: 23401618, PMCID: PMC3650699, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.247882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow orthostatic toleranceE2 administrationOrthostatic toleranceVascular resistanceBlood pressureStroke volumeHeart rateGonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonistLevels of LBNPLower central volumeReproductive hormone productionAdministration of E2Peripheral vascular resistanceBeat blood pressureAutonomic cardiovascular regulationLower stroke volumeLower body negative pressure testHeart rate responseInfluence of oestradiolBaroreflex controlTolerant womenHormone antagonistCardiovascular regulationPeripheral vasoconstrictionAutonomic control