Browsing Theses by Author "Edgell, Heather"
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Cardiovascular responses of women to orthostatic stress, the effects of the menstrual cycle and age, and a comparison to men
Edgell, Heather (University of Waterloo, 2010-08-10)Young women are known to exhibit a greater incidence of orthostatic hypotension than men. The exact mechanisms for this are unclear and it has been proposed to be related to cardiac filling, peripheral resistance, and/or ...