β-Adrenergic-mediated improvement in left ventricular function by exercise training in older men

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 2 43-2, 1998, Pages

  Spina, Robert J ^a   Turner, Michael J ^a,b   Ehsani, Ali A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenergic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; ESMOLOL; ISOPRENALINE; THALLIUM 201;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031938942     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.2.h397     Document Type: Article

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