Effect of systolic blood pressure and carotid stiffness on baroreflex gain in elderly subjects

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 626-630

  Mukai, Seiji ^a,b,c   Gagnon, Margaret ^a   Iloputaife, Ikechukwu ^a   Hamner, Jason W ^a   Lipsitz, Lewis A ^a,b,c  

^a RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY STIFFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0042344985     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.7.m626     Document Type: Article

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