Arterial wave reflection and vascular autonomic modulation in young and older men

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Heffernan, Kevin S ^a,b   Sae, Young Jae ^a   Lee, Miyoung ^a   Woods, Jeffrey A ^a   Fernhall, Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Rehabilitation Education Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Augmentation index; Systolic blood pressure variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL WAVE REFLECTION; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RADIAL ARTERY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; VASCULAR AUTONOMIC MODULATION;

EID: 40849142383     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324740     Document Type: Article

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