Higher systemic arterial compliance is associated with greater exercise time and lower blood pressure in a young older population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 653-656

  Cameron, J D ^a   Rajkumar, C ^b   Kingwell, B A ^b   Jennings, G L ^b   Dart, A M ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise capacity; Myocardial performance; Older people; Systemic arterial compliance

Indexed keywords

AGING; AORTA FLOW; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; TONOMETRY; TREADMILL;

EID: 0032992717     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01585.x     Document Type: Article

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