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.

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, hypertensio...