2004
Changes in Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection With Advancing Age in Healthy Men and Women
Mitchell G, Parise H, Benjamin E, Larson M, Keyes M, Vita J, Vasan R, Levy D. Changes in Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection With Advancing Age in Healthy Men and Women. Hypertension 2004, 43: 1239-1245. PMID: 15123572, DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000128420.01881.aa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulse wave velocityCarotid-femoral pulse wave velocityArterial stiffness gradientArterial stiffnessPulse pressureHigher carotid-femoral pulse wave velocityElevated central pulse pressureHigher mean arterial pressureCardiovascular disease risk factorsPeripheral pulse wave velocityFramingham Heart Study Offspring CohortClinical cardiovascular diseaseMean arterial pressurePeripheral arterial stiffnessCentral pulse pressureDisease risk factorsMultivariable linear regression modelsAge 50 yearsAge-related increaseArterial tonometryAortic stiffnessArterial pressureAugmentation indexHealthy menUnfavorable prognosis
2003
Cytokines, insulin-like growth factor 1, sarcopenia, and mortality in very old community-dwelling men and women: the Framingham Heart Study
Roubenoff R, Parise H, Payette H, Abad L, D'Agostino R, Jacques P, Wilson P, Dinarello C, Harris T. Cytokines, insulin-like growth factor 1, sarcopenia, and mortality in very old community-dwelling men and women: the Framingham Heart Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2003, 115: 429-435. PMID: 14563498, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF-1 levelsInsulin-like growth factor-1Growth factor-1Fat-free massFramingham Heart StudyMass indexInterleukin-6TNF-alphaHeart StudyHigh serum interleukin-6 levelsHigher serum IGF-1 levelsBlood mononuclear cell productionOlder community-dwelling menSerum IGF-1 levelsSerum interleukin-6 levelsCommunity-dwelling older personsFat-free mass indexCommunity-dwelling elderly adultsSerum interleukin-6Interleukin-6 levelsCommunity-dwelling menMononuclear cell productionBody mass indexCytokines TNF-alphaFactor 1