Coronary sclerosis Age

Age-related coronary sclerosis is a lesion of the coronary arteries that develops as a manifestation of generalized arteriosclerosis associated with aging.

The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. With age, cholesterol plaques are deposited in their walls, which leads to narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels and disruption of the blood supply to the myocardium. This process is called atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries or coronary sclerosis.

In older people, coronary sclerosis is most often a manifestation of general atherosclerosis, affecting the arteries of various organs. With age, lipid metabolism changes, the level of cholesterol in the blood increases, which contributes to the deposition of lipids in the wall of blood vessels. In addition, over time, the elasticity of the arteries decreases and the processes of regulation of vascular tone are disrupted.

Thus, coronary sclerosis in the elderly is largely an age-associated disease. It develops gradually against the background of systemic changes in the cardiovascular system associated with aging of the body. Timely detection and treatment of coronary sclerosis in elderly patients is of great importance for preventing the development of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction.

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Introduction: As the global population ages, the incidence of age-related diseases such as arteriosclerosis is becoming more common. In this context, coronary sclerosis, especially in the presence of coronary artery disease, has received considerable attention. IN