Physical training and heart rate and blood pressure variability: A 5-yr randomized trial

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 5 55-5, 2004, Pages

  Uusitalo, Arja L T ^a   Laitinen, Tomi ^a   Väisänen, Sari B ^b   Länsimies, Esko ^a   Rauramaa, Rainer ^a,b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Autonomic nervous system function; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 1942501617     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00600.2003     Document Type: Article

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