THE ROLE OF POSTURE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Authors: J J SILVERMAN, S SALOMON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 July 1957THE ROLE OF POSTURE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASEJACOB J. SILVERMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., SIEGFRIED SALOMON, M.D.JACOB J. SILVERMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., SIEGFRIED SALOMON, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-1-59 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe cardiologist is frequently confronted with disturbances associated with posture. Angina decubitus and postural hypotension are familiar examples. The physiologic mechanism controlling the vertical stance in man is a complicated one. Upright posture requires a delicate balance of many reflexes which, in terms of adaptation, is not always perfect. Indeed, the evolution from a quadruped to a biped has imposed definite cardiovascular penalties.Unless the cardiologist is alerted to the importance of posture, many diagnoses will be overlooked or misinterpreted. 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