Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Co-authors and their Current Affiliations
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1. Introduction
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2. Management of Vasovagal Syncope: Controlling or Aborting Faints by Leg Crossing and Muscle Tensing
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3. Leg Crossing, Muscle Tensing, Squatting and the "Crash-position" are Effective Against Vasovagal Reactions Through Increases in Cardiac Output
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4. Leg Crossing Improves Orthostatic Tolerance in Healthy Subjects: a Placebo Controlled Cross-over Study
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5. Lower Body Muscle Tensing Diminishes the Blood Pressure Decrease Upon Standing From Squatting in the Post-vasovagal State
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6. Management of Initial Orthostatic Hypotension: Lower Body Muscle Tensing Attenuates The Transient Arterial Blood Pressure Decrease Upon Standing From Squatting
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7. Conclusions
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Samenvatting (Dutch Summary)
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References
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Abbreviations
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