Vascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?

Stela Iurciuc,1,2 Anca Maria Cimpean,3 Florin Mitu,4 Rodica Heredea,5 Mircea Iurciuc1,2 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Angiogenesis Research Center, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2Clinical Emergency County Hospital “Pius Brînzeu,&am...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dea68de2868a40389b2d12ad48abb9c82021-12-02T00:13:16ZVascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/dea68de2868a40389b2d12ad48abb9c82017-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/vascular-aging-and-subclinical-atherosclerosis-why-such-a-never-ending-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Stela Iurciuc,1,2 Anca Maria Cimpean,3 Florin Mitu,4 Rodica Heredea,5 Mircea Iurciuc1,2 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Angiogenesis Research Center, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2Clinical Emergency County Hospital “Pius Brînzeu,” 3Department of Microscopic Morphology/Histology, Angiogenesis Research Center, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, 4Department of Cardiology, “Grigore T Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, 5Department of Pathology, Louis Turcanu Children Hospital, Timisoara, Romania Abstract: The true onset of atherosclerosis remains one of the biggest challenges for cardiologists. Is atheroma plaque development considered the earliest step of vascular aging? If so, when it starts? Before or after birth? If it starts before birth or early during childhood, it seems that Thomas Sydenham was right: “A man is as old as his arteries.” Except disorganization of elastic fibers, less is known about the morphology of vascular aging and also about the molecular events influencing the age of arteries, arterial stiffness, and their role in the appearance of future complications. Cellular and molecular events responsible for the switch from physiologic to pathologic aging of human arteries are less known. Epigenetic, genetic, and environmental influences at the onset of early vascular aging (EVA) should specifically influence the process. This paper briefly reviews the controversial data regarding vascular aging with an emphasis on the less known facts about the morphology of EVA. Keywords: arterial stiffness, blood pressure variability, arterial aging, telomeresIurciuc SCimpean AMMitu FHeredea RIurciuc MDove Medical Pressarticlearterial stiffnessblood pressure variabilityarterial ageingtelomeres.GeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 12, Pp 1339-1345 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic arterial stiffness
blood pressure variability
arterial ageing
telomeres.
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
spellingShingle arterial stiffness
blood pressure variability
arterial ageing
telomeres.
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
Iurciuc S
Cimpean AM
Mitu F
Heredea R
Iurciuc M
Vascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?
description Stela Iurciuc,1,2 Anca Maria Cimpean,3 Florin Mitu,4 Rodica Heredea,5 Mircea Iurciuc1,2 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Angiogenesis Research Center, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2Clinical Emergency County Hospital “Pius Brînzeu,” 3Department of Microscopic Morphology/Histology, Angiogenesis Research Center, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, 4Department of Cardiology, “Grigore T Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, 5Department of Pathology, Louis Turcanu Children Hospital, Timisoara, Romania Abstract: The true onset of atherosclerosis remains one of the biggest challenges for cardiologists. Is atheroma plaque development considered the earliest step of vascular aging? If so, when it starts? Before or after birth? If it starts before birth or early during childhood, it seems that Thomas Sydenham was right: “A man is as old as his arteries.” Except disorganization of elastic fibers, less is known about the morphology of vascular aging and also about the molecular events influencing the age of arteries, arterial stiffness, and their role in the appearance of future complications. Cellular and molecular events responsible for the switch from physiologic to pathologic aging of human arteries are less known. Epigenetic, genetic, and environmental influences at the onset of early vascular aging (EVA) should specifically influence the process. This paper briefly reviews the controversial data regarding vascular aging with an emphasis on the less known facts about the morphology of EVA. Keywords: arterial stiffness, blood pressure variability, arterial aging, telomeres
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author Iurciuc S
Cimpean AM
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title Vascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?
title_short Vascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?
title_full Vascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?
title_fullStr Vascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?
title_full_unstemmed Vascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?
title_sort vascular aging and subclinical atherosclerosis: why such a “never ending” and challenging story in cardiology?
publisher Dove Medical Press
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url https://doaj.org/article/dea68de2868a40389b2d12ad48abb9c8
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