Long-term ultra-marathon running and arterial compliance

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 322-325

  Burr, Jamie F ^a,b   Drury, C Taylor ^a   Phillips, Aaron A ^a   Ivey, Adam ^a   Ku, Jerry ^a   Warburton, Darren E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Applanation tonometry; Cardiovascular risk; Exercise; Health; Physiology; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; HUMAN; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RADIAL APPLANATION TONOMETRY; REST; RESTING HEART RATE; RUNNING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; AGED; ARTERY; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLIANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING;

EID: 84899644461     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.04.018     Document Type: Article

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