The arterial reservoir pressure increases with aging and is the major determinant of the aortic augmentation index

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Davies, Justin E ^a   Baksi, John ^a   Francis, Darrel P ^a   Hadjiloizou, Nearchos ^a   Whinnett, Zachary I ^a   Manisty, Charlotte H ^a   Aguado Sierra, Jazmin ^b   Foale, Rodney A ^a   Malik, Iqbal S ^a   Tyberg, John V ^c   Parker, Kim H ^b   Mayet, Jamil ^a   Hughes, Alun D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arteries; Blood pressure; Wave reflection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 74949092423     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00875.2009     Document Type: Article

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