Table of Contents
- Overview
- Prevention
- Images
Alternative Names
Heart disease - aging; Atherosclerosis - aging
Information
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.
BACKGROUND
Images
Normal heart anatomy (cut section)
Blood flow
Effects of age on blood pressure
Circulation of blood through the heart
Review Date: 08/15/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
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