Valsalva Maneuvers in Daily Life

Valsalva maneuvers in daily life

Valsalva maneuvers in daily life include:

  1. Coughing
  2. Sneezing
  3. Squatting
  4. Defecation
  5. Micturition

These Valsalva maneuvers in daily life can produce transient right to left shunt across a patent foramen ovale with potential to cause paradoxical embolism.