Heated environment increases blood pressure drop and postural sway during initial orthostasis in healthy subjects.
Felipe Castro FerreiraMichelle Cristina Salabert Vaz PadilhaMarco Antonio Araujo-LeitePedro Paulo da Silva SoaresGabriel Dias RodriguesPublished in: European journal of applied physiology (2024)
Heat stress causes a greater fall in blood pressure and a reduction in musculoskeletal pump activity during orthostatic onset. These effects could be potential mechanisms that underlie augmented postural instability under a heated environment.