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2. Complications of prolonged standing - Wikipedia

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   Standing for prolonged periods can lead to certain cardiovascular disorders. In a study by Krause et al. (2000) [7] the authors examined the relationship between standing at work and the progression of carotid atherosclerosis in men. Standing for long periods can change the distribution of blood in the extremities.

3. Can standing too much be harmful to heart health? - AOL

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   Standing more does not improve heart health compared with sitting and may increase a person's risk for circulatory issues such as deep vein thrombosis and varicose veins, a new study finds.

4. Does your heart beat faster when you stand or sit up? Learn ...

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   POTS stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and shows up through symptoms like a rapid heart rate after standing, lightheadedness, or fatigue. If you, like many others, have been ...

5. Standing too much can raise the risk of circulatory disease ...

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   Standing too long could also increase the risk of developing circulatory issues, such as varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis. What's considered too long? Researchers — who analyzed heart ...

6. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing. [1] POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that can lead to a variety of symptoms, [10] including lightheadedness, brain fog, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, exercise intolerance, nausea ...

7. Orthostatic intolerance - Wikipedia

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   Orthostatic intolerance occurs in humans because standing upright is a fundamental stressor, so requires rapid and effective circulatory and neurologic compensations to maintain blood pressure, cerebral blood flow, and consciousness. When a human stands, about 750 ml of thoracic blood are abruptly translocated downward.