A brief review of chronic exercise intervention to prevent autonomic nervous system changes during the aging process

The aging process is associated with alterations in the cardiovascular and autonomic nervous systems. Autonomic changes related to aging involve parasympathetic and sympathetic alterations leading to a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Several studies have suggested...

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Main Authors: Rogério Brandão Wichi, Kátia De Angelis, Lia Jones, Maria Claudia Irigoyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2009-03-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000300017