Age and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with arterial stiffening and left ventricular remodelling

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-206

  Gando, Y ^a   Kawano, H ^a   Yamamoto, K ^a   Sanada, K ^a   Tanimoto, M ^b   Oh, T ^c   Ohmori, Y ^b   Miyatani, M ^b   Usui, C ^a   Takahashi, E ^a   Tabata, I ^b   Higuchi, M ^a   Miyachi, M ^b  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^c MATSUMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing; Arterial stiffness; Fitness; Left ventricle; Remodelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PULSE WAVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENTRICULAR REMODELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249124320     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2009.57     Document Type: Article

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