Exercise Training Restores Hypertension-Induced Changes in the Elastic Tissue of the Thoracic Aorta
Author(s) -
Maria Tereza Jordão,
Fernando Vagner Lobo Ladd,
Antônio Augusto Coppi Maciel Ribeiro,
Renato Paulo Chopard,
Lisete Compagno Michelini
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of vascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1423-0135
pISSN - 1018-1172
DOI - 10.1159/000329590
Subject(s) - elastin , thoracic aorta , muscle hypertrophy , medicine , aorta , pulse pressure , endocrinology , connective tissue , blood pressure , internal elastic lamina , elastic fiber , vascular smooth muscle , anatomy , hemodynamics , chemistry , cardiology , artery , pathology , smooth muscle
Pharmacological antihypertensive therapies decrease both wall hypertrophy and collagen, but are unable to diminish the elastic content in the thoracic aorta. We investigated the effects of exercise training on aortic structure and function.
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