CLINICAL AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CARDIOVASCULAR AGING:

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CURRENT CONCEPTS, DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES, AND PREVENTIVE PERSPECTIVES

Editorial Note

This article was originally published in Zarubezhnaya Meditsina i My on 4 october 2020.

The Editorial Board of the International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research approved the republication of this article due to its interdisciplinary relevance to surgical innovation, healthcare management, and digital medical technologies.

The article is reproduced with the author’s permission and without substantive changes to its original content.

Abstract

Cardiovascular aging represents a complex, multifactorial process underlying the development of age-associated cardiovascular diseases and remains a leading contributor to morbidity and mortality in older populations. Accumulating evidence indicates that aging of the cardiovascular system is not merely a passive consequence of chronological age but is driven by interacting molecular, cellular, hemodynamic, and neurohumoral mechanisms. This article reviews contemporary concepts of cardiovascular aging, examines clinical markers and diagnostic approaches for its assessment, and discusses promising strategies for prevention and deceleration of age-related cardiovascular changes. Understanding the mechanisms of cardiovascular aging offers opportunities for early risk stratification and personalized preventive interventions.

Keywords:

cardiovascular aging, arterial stiffness, endothelial dysfunction, biological age, cardiovascular prevention, cardiogerontology

Ekaterina R. Alimova, MD
ORCID: 0009-0005-6128-6641

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Volume 1, Issue 1 (2020)

Reviewer (acknowledged):
Boris Karsakov ORCID: 0009-0006-4851-6366

DOI: pending

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