Normative aging changes in cardiovascular structure and function

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Fleg, Jerome L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; THALLIUM;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 0030052512     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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