Exercise training enhances cardiac function in response to an afterload stress in older men

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 2 41-2, 1997, Pages

  Spina, Robert J ^a   Turner, Michael J ^a   Ehsani, Ali A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

endurance exercise training; left ventricular contractility

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PHENYLEPHRINE;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750871468     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.2.h995     Document Type: Article

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