P9.10 PULSE WAVE REFLECTION IN SUPINE AND STANDING HEALTHY YOUNG AND ELDERLY
Objective. Pressure wave reflection poses a load on the heart often augmenting pressure and adversely affecting cardiac output. Reflection effects are age dependent and may be altered by sympathetic activation by postural stress. We sought to determine the influence of standing on wave reflection an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Artery Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125927336/view |