A study of presbycardia, with gender differences favoring ageing women

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-245

  Goldspink, David F ^a   P George, Keith ^a   Chantler, Paul D ^a   Clements, Richard E ^a   Sharp, Lisa ^a   Hodges, Gary ^a   Stephenson, Claire ^a   Reilly, Thomas P ^a   Patwala, Ashish ^b   Szakmany, Tamas ^c   Tan, Lip Bun ^d   Cable, N Timothy ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central and peripheral blood flow; Exercise capacity; Gender differences; Healthy ageing; LV mass; Overall cardiac function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESBYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY COMPOSITION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE;

EID: 70749096815     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.086     Document Type: Article

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