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Contribution of the Arterial System and the Heart to Blood Pressure during Normal Aging – A Simulation Study

During aging, systolic blood pressure continuously increases over time, whereas diastolic pressure first increases and then slightly decreases after middle age. These pressure changes are usually explained by changes of the arterial system alone (increase in arterial stiffness and vascular resistanc...

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Autores principales: Maksuti, Elira, Westerhof, Nico, Westerhof, Berend E., Broomé, Michael, Stergiopulos, Nikos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4920393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27341106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157493