Usefulness of Leg-Crossing for Maintaining Blood Pressure in a Sitting Position in Patients with Orthostatic Hypotension—Case Reports

Abstract

The authors report a case with idiopathic orthostatic hypotension in which the patient prevents his blood pressure from fatting to a symptomatic level by leg-crossing in a sitting position. Including 4 other patients with orthostatic hypotension and 5 normal subjects, their study found that the changes in blood pressure with leg-crossing inversely correlated with those induced by assuming seated posture from a supine position. Leg-crossing may, therefore, be one of the useful nonpharmacologic measures for maintaining blood pressure in a sitting position in patients with orthostatic hypotension.