Open AccessResearch Progress on the Relationship between Vascular Aging and Hypertension
Author(s) -
Zeyu Si,
Xiaoxuan Fan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
proceedings of anticancer research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-3553
pISSN - 2208-3545
DOI - 10.26689/par.v5i6.2796
Subject(s) - mechanism (biology) , medicine , vascular wall , pathophysiology of hypertension , gerontology , intensive care medicine , blood pressure , philosophy , epistemology
Vascular aging refers to the structural and functional changes of the arterial wall with age. Vascular aging plays an important role in elderly diseases, such as hypertension. Therefore, the relationship between vascular aging and hypertension has attracted extensive attention. This article mainly reviews the mechanism of vascular aging and its influence on hypertension, so as to provide new ideas and directions for the research and prevention of hypertension.