Although aging does not itself cause heart failure (HF), it does lower the threshold for
manifestation of the disease. As the populations of most developed countries continue to …

produces an exaggerated A wave. The augmented atrial contraction is accompanied by
atrial hypertrophy and enlargement and on auscultation is manifested as a fourth heart …

Abstract In the United States, cardiovascular disease, eg, atherosclerosis and hypertension,
that lead to heart failure and stroke, is the leading cause of mortality, accounting for over 40 …

Sympathetic factors play a central role not only in cardiovascular homeostatic control but
also in the pathogenesis and/or in the progression of several cardiovascular diseases, such …

Ageing is associated with a progressive degeneration of the tissues, which has a negative
impact on the structure and function of vital organs and is among the most important known …

Over the past three decades the changes in sympathoadrenal function that occur with age in
healthy adult humans have been systematically studied using a combination of …

There is no precise definition of'the aged','the elderly'or'advanced age'. This is hardly
surprising, because there is no specific clinical marker of the'geriatric'patient, and ageing …

The autonomic nervous system and its sympathetic arm play important roles in the
regulation of blood pressure. 1–3 Their role in the short-term regulation of blood pressure …

Background Previous studies with radiotracer methods have indicated increases in cardiac
norepinephrine (NE) and renal NE spillover in patients with severe congestive heart failure …

Aging induces structural and functional changes in the heart that are associated with
increased risk of cardiovascular disease and impaired functional capacity in the elderly …