Open AccessHow Old are Your Arteries? Exercise‐Mediated Protection From Age‐Associated Vascular Stiffness
Author(s) -
Kang Justin JungEuy,
Bodary Peter F.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.114.000941
Subject(s) - medicine , arterial stiffness , cardiology , aerobic exercise , kinesiology , vasodilation , blood pressure , physical therapy
As we age, the blood vessel becomes more susceptible to pathologies including hypertension and atherosclerosis. A famous saying of Thomas Sydenham, English physician, states: “man is as old as his arteries.” However, changes in the function and structure of the arteries with aging, such as
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