Mechanisms of cardiovascular aging /

• Other Authors: Hagen, Tory
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Advances in cell aging and gerontology ; v. 11.
• Subjects: Cardiovascular system > Pathophysiology.; Cardiovascular system > Aging.; Cardiovascular Diseases > etiology.; Aging > physiology.; Cardiovascular Diseases > physiopathology.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 403 pages) : illustrations.
• Format: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 0444511598; 9780444511591
• ISSN: 1566-3124 ;

This volume of Advances in Cell Aging and Gerontology provides a timely review on the molecular and cellular basis of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Age itself is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which include loss of vasomotor function, athero- and arterio-sclerosis, hypertension, congestive heart failure and stroke. Together these pathologies comprise the leading causes of permanent disability, hospitalization and death for individuals over the age of 65. Thus, there is a critical need to assess both the age-associated causes leading to CVD as well as the current state of knowledge on preventive regimens designed to slow or modulate disease progression. This book concisely summarizes the current knowledge related to the major aspects contributing to cardiovascular disfunction in the elderly as well as potential ways of maintaining or improving human cardiovascular healthspan.