Habitual exercise and blood pressure: Age dependency and underlying mechanisms

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 334-341

  McDonnell, Barry J ^a   Maki Petaja, Kaisa M ^b   Munnery, Margaret ^c   Yasmin, ^b   Wilkinson, Ian B ^b   Cockcroft, John R ^c   McEniery, Carmel M ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age; blood pressure; exercise; hypertension; large artery stiffness

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIAL ARTERY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84876532466     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hps055     Document Type: Article

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