Limitations to exercise in female centenarians: Evidence that muscular efficiency tempers the impact of failing lungs

Age

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 861-870

  Venturelli, Massimo ^a,b,c   Schena, Federico ^a   Scarsini, Renato ^b   Muti, Ettore ^b   Richardson, Russell S ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Mons Mazzali Foundation   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Centenarian; Exercise capacity; Lung function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880571182     PISSN: 01619152     EISSN: 15744647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11357-011-9379-1     Document Type: Article

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