Normal vascular aging Differential effects on wave reflection and aortic pulse wave velocity : The anglo-cardiff collaborative trial (ACCT)

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 46; no. 9; pp. 1753 - 1760
• Main Authors: MCENIERY, Carmel M, YASMIN, HALL, Ian R, QASEM, Ahmad, WILKINSON, Ian B, COCKCROFT, John R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Science 01.11.2005; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - physiology; Aorta - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood pressure; Blood Vessels - pathology; Blood Vessels - physiology; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Female; Females; Gender; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mortality; Pulse; Regression analysis; Risk assessment; Software; Studies; Variance analysis; Veins & arteries; Wave; Cooperation; Blood vessel; Ageing; Pulse; Aorta; Circulatory system; Wave velocity; Cardiology; Normal; Phlebology
• ISSN: 0735-1097; 1558-3597; 1558-3597
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.07.037

The aim of the current investigation was to test the hypothesis that age-related changes in augmentation index (AIx) are more prominent in younger individuals (<50 years), whereas changes in aortic stiffness per se are more marked in older individuals (>50 years). Aging exerts a number of dele...