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- Age increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is the top cause of serious health issues and death in older adults.
- The review covers key cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly, as well as diagnosis and treatment methods, emphasizing the need for effective prevention and management.
- It also explores the connection between cardiovascular disease and other common age-related conditions, including frailty and genetic factors, highlighting the complexity of cardiovascular health in the aging population.
Article Abstract
Age is associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease, which constitutes the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly population. In this text we thoroughly review current evidence regarding the impact on cardiovascular disease of the most important cardiovascular risk factors, especially prevalent and common in the elderly population. Diagnosis and treatment approaches are also addressed, also highlighting the importance of adequate primary and secondary prevention and management. Also, the relationship between cardiovascular disease and some comorbidities and geriatric conditions, such as frailty, particularly common in the elderly, is reviewed, together with some other issues, less often addressed but closely related to ageing, such as genetics, structural and electrical heart changes and oxidative stress. All such questions are of great importance in the comprehensive approach of risk factors and cardiovascular disease in the elderly.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11273864 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2306188 | DOI Listing |
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