BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HABITANTS IN AN AREA WITH INCREASED RATES OF LONGEVITY: IKARIA STUDY

BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY HABITANTS IN AN AREA WITH INCREASED RATES OF LONGEVITY: IKARIA STUDY

In the present study we evaluated the effect of physical activity on endothelial function in middle aged and elderly residents of Ikaria Island; as the inhabitants of this island show increased longevity and low rates of cardiovascular mortality.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2012-03, Vol.59 (13), p.E1750-E1750
Hauptverfasser: Siasos, Gerasimos, Chrysohoou, Christina, Oikonomou, Evangelos, Tousoulis, Dimitris, Zaromitidou, Marina, Gialafos, Elias, Zisimos, Konstantinos, Marinos, Georgios, Kioufis, Stamatios, Miliou, Antigoni, Papageorgiou, Nikolaos, Papavassiliou, Athanasios G, Pitsavos, Christos, Stefanadis, Christodoulos
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Internal Medicine
Medical research
Middle age
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Zusammenfassung:In the present study we evaluated the effect of physical activity on endothelial function in middle aged and elderly residents of Ikaria Island; as the inhabitants of this island show increased longevity and low rates of cardiovascular mortality.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(12)61751-3