Atherosclerosis, vascular aging and therapeutic strategies

Yue Liu; Ke-ji Chen

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Atherosclerosis, vascular aging and therapeutic strategies

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- Atherosclerosis, vascular aging and therapeutic strategies
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 18, Issue 2, Pages: 83-87(2012)
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  Cardiovascular Disease Center of Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences,Beijing,China
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-012-0996-z
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Liu, Y., Chen, Kj. Atherosclerosis, vascular aging and therapeutic strategies., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 18, 83–87 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-0996-z

Yue Liu, Ke-ji Chen. Atherosclerosis, vascular aging and therapeutic strategies. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 18(2):83-87(2012)
Liu, Y., Chen, Kj. Atherosclerosis, vascular aging and therapeutic strategies., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 18, 83–87 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-0996-z DOI：

Yue Liu, Ke-ji Chen. Atherosclerosis, vascular aging and therapeutic strategies. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 18(2):83-87(2012) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-012-0996-z.

摘要

With the arrival of the era of global population aging

we strive for healthy aging and a healthy senior life rather than simple prolongation of the physical age. For the past 50 years

cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have been the most common cause of death among the elderly people globally. In China

there has been an exponential increase in the incidence of heart disease and stroke in the elderly population. Atherosclerosis is the pathological change in the coronary artery disease

stroke

and peripheral vascular disease. Despite the signifificant benefifit demonstrated

control of classic risk factors alone

such as lifestyle change or drug therapy

was shown to have limitations in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular events. Vascular aging has been shown to be an important independent predictor of CVD events. Interventions targeting vascular aging have emerged as a new paradigm in conjunction with control of risk factors for the prevention of CVD. Vascular aging and atherosclerosis are two distinct pathological changes and diffificult to distinguish clinically. Recent research with Chinese medicine (CM) has shown encouraging observations

linking the clinical benefit of delaying vascular aging and treating atherosclerosis. These results demonstrate great potential of CM in the prevention and treatment of CVD.

Abstract

With the arrival of the era of global population aging

we strive for healthy aging and a healthy senior life rather than simple prolongation of the physical age. For the past 50 years

cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have been the most common cause of death among the elderly people globally. In China

there has been an exponential increase in the incidence of heart disease and stroke in the elderly population. Atherosclerosis is the pathological change in the coronary artery disease

stroke

and peripheral vascular disease. Despite the signifificant benefifit demonstrated

control of classic risk factors alone

such as lifestyle change or drug therapy

linking the clinical benefit of delaying vascular aging and treating atherosclerosis. These results demonstrate great potential of CM in the prevention and treatment of CVD.

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atherosclerosisvascular agingChinese Medicinelifespan

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atherosclerosisvascular agingChinese Medicinelifespan

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