The effect of age on vascular compliance in man: Which are the appropriate measures?

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 753-758

  Bulpitt, C J ^a,d   Cameron, J D ^a,b   Rajkumar, C ^a   Armstrong, S ^a   Connor, M ^a   Joshi, J ^a   Lyons, D ^c   Moioli, O ^a   Nihoyannopoulos, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Aortic compliance; Blood pressure; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; PULSE WAVE;

EID: 0032733321     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000879     Document Type: Conference Paper

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