Effects of gender and aging on differential autonomic responses to orthostatic maneuvers

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1296-1303

  Barantke, Melanie ^a   Krauss, Timothy ^b   Ortak, Jasmin ^a   Lieb, Wolfgang ^a   Reppel, Michael ^a   Burgdorf, Christof ^c   Pramstaller, Peter P ^a   Schunkert, Heribert ^a   Bonnemeier, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Baroreflex sensitivity; Gender; Heart rate variability; Orthostatic maneuvers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOLUNTEER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749169253     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01257.x     Document Type: Article

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