Effects of eccentric and concentric resistance training on arterial stiffness

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 348-354

  Okamoto, T ^a   Masuhara, M ^b   Ikuta, K ^c  

^a Kinki Welfare University   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Concentric contraction; Eccentric contraction; Resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PULSE PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33646034635     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001979     Document Type: Article

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