Adhering to a Tai Chi Chuan Exercise Program Improves Vascular Resistance and Cardiac Function

Background: Cardiac function is an important predictor for life expectancy in elderly subjects. Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is a generalized tolerable exercise for the aged population. The current study evaluated the effects of TCC on the vascular compliance and resistance as well as cardiac function of a g...

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Main Authors: Yin-Tsen Huang, Chun-Hsiung Wang, Yi-Fan Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2011-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959811001086