Effects of swimming training on blood pressure and vascular function in adults >50 years of age

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1005-1010

  Nualnim, Nantinee ^a   Parkhurst, Kristin ^a   Dhindsa, Mandeep ^a   Tarumi, Takashi ^a   Vavrek, Jackie ^a   Tanaka, Hirofumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PREHYPERTENSION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SWIMMING; TEXAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858750747     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.029     Document Type: Article

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