Comparison of carotid wall thickness with age and baroreflex sensitivity in normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients

Nováková,  Zuzana; Semrád,  Bořivoj; Fišer,  Bohumil; Lábrová,  Růžena; Maděrová,  Eva; Vysočanová,  Petra; Honzíková,  Nataša; Závodná,  Eva

Comparison of carotid wall thickness with age and baroreflex sensitivity in normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients

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Authors	NOVÁKOVÁ Zuzana SEMRÁD Bořivoj FIŠER Bohumil LÁBROVÁ Růžena DUFKOVÁ Eva VYSOČANOVÁ Petra HONZÍKOVÁ Nataša ZÁVODNÁ Eva
Year of publication	2004
Type	Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
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Description	Heart-rate baroreflex sensitivity expressed in ms/mmHg(BRS) or in Hz/mmHg (BRSf)decreases with age. The hypothesis that the age-dependent decrease of BRS and BRSf are caused by age-dependent increase of carotid wall thickness was investigated in the study presented. Our results: the positive correlation between age and intima-media thicknes of carotid wall and negative correlation between age and BRS and BRSf are in agreement with our hypothesis.
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