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Influence of blood pressure profile on frailty phenotype in community-dwelling elders in Brazil - FIBRA study.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Fattori A, Santimaria M R, Alves R M A, Guariento M E, Neri A L
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Frailty is a clinical condition associated with pathological aging and biological vulnerability. In the spectrum of events related to frailty, aging of the cardiocirculatory system and abnormalities in arterial blood pressure (BP) partly explain the changes in tissue perfusion and, potentially, the decrease in physiological reserves. This study investigated the relationship between BP levels, systemic arterial...
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