Implications of Arterial Stiffness

  • Bradley S. Fleenor
  • Adam J. Berrones
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Abstract

The implications for increased arterial stiffness are just now beginning to be understood. However, there is still much unknown in this emerging field of study. In this chapter we overview several areas of clinical importance that influence arterial stiffness, which include aging, sex, race, body composition, and cardiorespiratory fitness, and the implications of these on cardiovascular health and target organ damage. These discussions merely highlight the complex interactions that occur with aging alone, which become increasingly convoluted with multiple pathologies. Thus, our discussion only begins to elucidate the very complex processes contributing to aortic stiffness and the overall health implications.

Keywords

Heart Kidney Brain VO2 peak Epidemiology Aorta 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Bradley S. Fleenor
    • 1
  • Adam J. Berrones
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Kinesiology and Health PromotionUniversity of KentuckyLexingtonUSA

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