Cardiovascular markers of aging, and their role in coronary heart disease

Abstract

To identify the most informative cardiovascular markers of aging, the association of age and several morpho-functional parameters, assessed by instrumental and laboratory methods, was investigated. Myocardial hypertrophy and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction could be used as cardiovascular markers of aging. Enhanced progression of vascular wall aging correlated with cardiovascular complication development. Vascular aging progression should be assessed for identifying young patients with high risk of myocardial infarction.

Keywords

• myocardial hypertrophy
• left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
• cardiovascular markers of aging