AGE, HYPERTENSION AND ARTERIAL FUNCTION

SUMMARY 1 Ageing exerts a marked effect on the cardiovascular system and, in particular, the large arteries. Using a variety of techniques to assess arterial stiffness, many cross‐sectional studies have demonstrated a significant relationship between age and aortic stiffness, although the age‐relate...

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Published in:	Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology Vol. 34; no. 7; pp. 665 - 671
Main Authors:	McEniery, Carmel M, Wilkinson, Ian B, Avolio, Albert P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.07.2007
Subjects:	ageing Aging - pathology Antihypertensive Agents - pharmacology Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use arterial stiffness Arteries - drug effects Arteries - pathology Arteries - physiopathology Arteriosclerosis - complications Arteriosclerosis - drug therapy Arteriosclerosis - etiology Arteriosclerosis - pathology Arteriosclerosis - physiopathology augmentation index Blood Pressure Compliance drug therapy Humans hypertension Hypertension - drug therapy Hypertension - etiology Hypertension - physiopathology pulse wave velocity Risk Factors
ISSN:	0305-1870, 1440-1681
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