Effects of aging on left ventricular-arterial coupling in man: Assessment by means of arterial effective and left ventricular elastances

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-116

  Cohen Solal, A ^a   Caviezel, B ^a   Laperche, T ^a   Gourgon, R ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Arterial system; Elastance; Left ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE COMPLIANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; ELASTICITY; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0029879984     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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