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Cholesterol Deposits In Blood Vessels Of The Retina
Heart disease - aging; Atherosclerosis - aging
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Minaker KL. Common clinical sequelae of aging. In: Goldman L, Ausielo D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 23.
Schwartz JB, Zipes DP. Cardiovascular disease in the elderly. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa; Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 75.
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