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Health Encyclopedia: Aging Changes In The Heart And Blood Vessels

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Heart disease - aging; Atherosclerosis - aging


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Some changes in the heart and blood vessels normally occur with age, but many other changes that are common with aging are due to modifiable factors that, if not treated, can lead to heart disease.

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The heart has two sides. The right side pumps blood to the lungs to receive oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. The left side pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body.

Blood flows out of the heart through...

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