Effect of aging on the vascular system plus monitoring and support

Cardiovascular diseases have become a major cause of morbidity and mortality and are likely to only increase as the geriatric population continues to grow. Much is already known about the basic risk factors associated with vascular aging, but there is a new direction of investigation into the health...

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Published inThe Surgical clinics of North America Vol. 95; no. 1; p. 37
Main Authors Villella, Ed, Cho, Jae S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2015
Subjects
Age Factors
Aged
Aging - pathology
Aging - physiology
Endothelium, Vascular - pathology
Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology
Humans
Risk Factors
Vascular Diseases - diagnosis
Vascular Diseases - etiology
Vascular Diseases - therapy
Aging
Oxidative stress
Arterial stiffness
Nitric oxide
Atherosclerosis
Endothelial progenitor cells
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Summary:Cardiovascular diseases have become a major cause of morbidity and mortality and are likely to only increase as the geriatric population continues to grow. Much is already known about the basic risk factors associated with vascular aging, but there is a new direction of investigation into the health and viability of the endothelium at a biochemical level. As we continue to shift much of our health care focus into prevention tactics and techniques, slowing or reversing the aging process of the vascular system could have a profound impact on our aging population.
ISSN:1558-3171
DOI:10.1016/j.suc.2014.09.007