Arterial aging and subclinical arterial disease are fundamentally intertwined at macroscopic and molecular levels

The structure and function of arteries change throughout a lifetime. Age is the dominant risk factor for hypertension, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, and stroke. The cellular/molecular proinflammatory alterations that underlie arterial aging are novel putative candidates to be tar...

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Published in:	The Medical clinics of North America Vol. 93; no. 3; p. 583
Main Authors:	Lakatta, Edward G, Wang, Mingyi, Najjar, Samer S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.05.2009
Subjects:	Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Angiotensin II - metabolism Animals Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis Coronary Artery Disease - pathology Coronary Vessels - pathology Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology Female Humans Hypertension - complications Hypertension - pathology Male Risk Factors
ISSN:	1557-9859, 1557-9859
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