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Physiopathology of the aging heart.

Gabriel P. KrestinLudovico La GruttaPim J. De FeyterFilippo Cademartiri

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Malemedicine.medical_specialtyAgingHeart diseaseImproved survivalCoronary artery diseaseRisk FactorsInternal medicinemedicineHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingMultislice ctSubclinical infectionAgedHigh prevalencemedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryMagnetic resonance imagingHeartGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingPathophysiologyCardiovascular DiseasesCardiologyFemalebusinessTomography X-Ray Computed

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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.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2008-01-01Radiologic clinics of North America
10.1016/j.rcl.2008.04.011https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18922286