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For this reason, we performed CSM only in the orthostatic position in this study. Author contributions Conception and design of the research e Analysis and interpretation of the data: Wu TC, Hachul DT; Acquisition of data, Statistical analysis, Obtaining financing and Writing of the manuscript: Wu TC; Critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content: Wu TC, Hachul DT, Darrieux FCC, Scanavacca MI. Potential Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Sources of Funding There were no external funding sources for this study. Study Association This article is part of the thesis of Doctoral submitted by Tan Chen Wu, from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Ethical approval and informed consent This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Scientific and Ethics committees of clinical board of Hospital das Clínicas and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo under the protocol number 424/01. All the procedures in this study were in accordance with the 1975 Helsinki Declaration, updated in 2013. Informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study. 90