Arterial compliance increases after moderate-intensity cycling

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 42-5, 1997, Pages

  Kingwell, Bronwyn A ^a   Berry, Karen L ^a   Cameron, James D ^b   Jennings, Carry L ^a   Dart, Anthony M ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aorta; Arterial stiffness; Blood pressure; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA FLOW; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33751296582     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.5.h2186     Document Type: Article

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