Treadmill walking with load carriage increases aortic pressure wave reflection

Introduction and objectives: The study examined the effects of treadmill walking with load carriage on derived measures of central pressure and augmentation index in young healthy subjects. Methodology: Fourteen male subjects (age 31.0 ± 1.0 years) volunteered in this study. Subjects walked 10 minut...

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Main Authors: Fernando Ribeiro, Nórton L. Oliveira, Joana Pires, Alberto J. Alves, José Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255114001619