Effects of moderate strength cold air exposure on blood pressure and biochemical indicators among cardiovascular and cerebrovascular patients

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2472-2487

  Zhang, Xiakun ^a   Zhang, Shuyu ^b   Wang, Chunling ^a   Wang, Baojian ^c   Guo, Pinwen ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c Lanzhou Central Meteorological Observatory   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Catecholamine; Cold air; Endothefin 1; Myoglobin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CATECHOLAMINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; MYOGLOBIN; NORADRENALIN; TROPONIN I; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLD AIR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL REGENERATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD AIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECRETION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT; AIR; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CHINA; GANSU; ZHANGYE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ANGIOTENSIN II; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATECHOLAMINES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I;

EID: 84896892996     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110302472     Document Type: Article

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