Aortic Augmentation Index Is Inversely Associated With Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Men Without Known Coronary Heart Disease - Binder, Josepha; Bailey, Kent R.; Seward, James B.; Squires, Ray W.; Kunihiro, Takamu; Hensrud, Donald D.; Kullo, Iftikhar J. (American journal of hypertension, 2006)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aorta - physiology; Aorta - physiopathology; Aortic augmentation index fitness; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; arterial stiffness; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; cardiorespiratory fitness; Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; Cardiovascular system; Coronary Disease - physiopathology; Coronary heart disease; Heart; Humans; Investigative techniques of hemodynamics; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Linear Models; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Physical Fitness - physiology; Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; wave reflection; arterial stiffness; cardiorespiratory fitness; wave reflection; Aortic augmentation index fitness; Human; Hypertension; Aorta; Cardiovascular disease; Stiffness; Coronary heart disease; Fitness