Cardiovascular ageing and heart failure.
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Abstract
Increase in arterial stiffness with age causes elevation of systolic blood pressure, which is the most common antecedent of heart failure in older people. Heart failure results from systolic and diastolic dysfunction; in either case, reducing mechanical load is the basis for preventing and treating heart failure.