Physiopathology of the aging heart.

Abstract

Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults, despite improved survival and declining mortality.

Prevalence in and impact of heart disease on elderly people, increasing risk factors, and the underlying physiologic changes of aging are briefly reviewed.

High prevalence of clinical and subclinical heart disease provides a basis for considering opportunities for prevention and follow-up. This article focuses on recently developed noninvasive techniques, such as cardiac multislice CT and cardiac MR imaging.

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Subjects

• Aged
• Aging
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Female
• Heart
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Risk Factors
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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Authors

• Filippo Cademartiri
• Ludovico La Grutta
• Pim J de Feyter
• Gabriel P Krestin

Publication date

2008-10-16

Journal

Journal topics

• Radiology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands. filippocademartiri [at] hotmail.com

Release reference

Radiol Clin North Am. 2008 Jul;46(4):653-62, v

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