Carotid Disease and Ageing: A Literature Review on the Pathogenesis of Vascular Senescence in Older Subjects

• Published in: Current gerontology and geriatrics research Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Zografos, Georgios, Sigala, Fragiska, Charalambous, George, Aggeli, Konstantina, Papalambros, Alexandros, Filis, Konstadinos, Galyfos, George, Zagouri, Flora, Veroutis, Dimitris, Sertedaki, Eleni, Tsioli, Panagiota
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Aging; Atherosclerosis; Bioavailability; Cardiovascular disease; Carotid arteries; Cell adhesion & migration; Elastin; Endothelium; Homeostasis; Inflammation; Lipids; Morphology; Nitric oxide; Pathogenesis; Review; Senescence; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Ultrasonic imaging; Veins & arteries; Greece

Aging is a natural process that affects all systems of the human organism, leading to its inability to adapt to environmental changes. Advancing age has been correlated with various pathological conditions, especially cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Carotid artery (CA) is mainly affecte...