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ArticleThe International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc2014

Effect of aging on human circulatory system in normotensive healthy subjects.

Mike Lin, Shoa-Lin Lin, Kuei-Liang Wang, Hsien-Wen Kuo, Tahir Tak

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Article in The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mike LinDepartment of Medicine, Gou-Hsin Hospital, Pingtong City, Taiwan ; National Kaohsiung Manine University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan ; An-Fa Institution of Preventive Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan ; These authors contributed equally to this work.
Shoa-Lin LinAn-Fa Institution of Preventive Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan ; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan ; These authors contributed equally to this work.
Kuei-Liang WangAn-Fa Institution of Preventive Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsien-Wen KuoDepartment of Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tahir TakDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Mayo Clinic · USNational Kaohsiung Normal University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWYuan's General Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is associated with degenerative changes in cardiac and endothelial function (EF). This study was done to assess whether age-related changes take place on EF, carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), blood pressure (BP), and echocardiographic measurements. All volunteers were healthy normotensive healthy subjects. They were divided into three groups. Group 1, young adults: < 40 years old; Group 2, middle age: between 40 and 60 years old; Group 3, elderly: > 60 years old. High-frequency vascular ultrasound was used to assess the baseline brachial artery dimension and flow velocity after reactive hyperemia. The carotid IMT and echocardiographic measurements including Doppler variables were recorded in all subjects. Systolic BP, left ventricular mass, and left ventricular end-diastolic volume increased progressively with age (p < 0.001). Left ventricular ejection fraction decreased progressively with age (male, p = 0.034; female, p = 0.001); E/A ratio of the left ventricular flow spectrum declined with age (p < 0.001). The ultrasonic EF variables of flow increased during reactive hyperemia and IMT increased with age (p < 0.001). Our study demonstrates that BP, body weight, and ultrasonic variables changed significantly with age. The aging-associated changes provide insight into progression to atherosclerosis.

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echocardiographyelderly populationendothelial functionflow-mediated dilationintima-media thicknessleft ventricular mass

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PMID25484554
PMCPMC4244245
OpenAlexW2330237401

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