Association between arterial stiffness and cerebrovascular resistance in the elderly

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-196

  Robertson, A D ^a   Tessmer, C F ^a   Hughson, R L ^a  

^a Dept Kinesiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebral blood flow; Vascular disease; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN VASCULAR RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 77249117170     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2009.56     Document Type: Article

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