Echocardiographic indices of the middle-aged and elderly

Echocardiographic parameters were examined in people between 50 and 79 years of age. They were shown to change with advancing age, the seventh decade of life being in this respect significantly different from the preceding and the following decades. This period is associated with moderate enlargemen...

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Published inKardiologiia Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 89
Main Authors Parkhomenko, I S, Gubenko, N D, Martynov, I V, Zak, A M, Soldatkina, L V
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.03.1985
Subjects
Aged
Aging
Blood Pressure
Body Surface Area
Echocardiography
Heart Rate
Hemodynamics
Humans
Middle Aged
Reference Values
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Summary:Echocardiographic parameters were examined in people between 50 and 79 years of age. They were shown to change with advancing age, the seventh decade of life being in this respect significantly different from the preceding and the following decades. This period is associated with moderate enlargement of the left-ventricular cavity and a reduction in myocardial contractility. Strong correlation has been demonstrated with systolic parameters, which may be an evidence that adequate operation of the heart at this age is mostly supported through systolic reserve.
ISSN:0022-9040