How age is related to Heart Disease?
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Apollo Hospitals, 
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Dr. Sarita Rao is a Sr. Interventional Cardiologist at 
Apollo  Hospitals, Indore. She is the first female 
Interventional  Cardiologist in Central India. She is 
Fellow of American  College of Cardiology(FACC) 
and Fellow of European  Society of 
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 How age is related to Heart Disease?
The elderly population and the ageing people are particularly more respectable to 
cardiovascular diseases, age play's a major role and is an independent risk factor for the 
cardiovascular diseases in adults. Some of the most common problems which comes along 
with the ageing is hypertension obesity and diabetes. All these factors can enhance and 
complicate the cardiac risk factors. It is seen that in both men and women the rest that is 
associated with the cardiovascular diseases increase with age and also it corresponds to an 
overall decline in the sex hormones that is primarily of oestrogen and testosterone. 
Age plays a vital role in deterioration of the cardiovascular functionality and the heart 
health which results in an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in older people. It is also 
seen that the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases has been shown to increase with the 
increase in age both in male and female, it also includes the prevalence of arteriosclerosis, 
myocardial infarction and stroke. The risk factors that have been linked to the development 
of cardiovascular diseases  are hypertension, diabetes and obesity. 
Age and heart problems:-
People who are 65 and older are 
much more likely to suffer from 
heart diseases or stroke then the 
younger people, the most common 
heart problem that comes along 
with age is the coronary heart 
disease and heart failure. Aging is 
the main cause of changes in heart 
and blood vessels. As we get older 
the heart can't beat as fast during 
the physical activity or at time of 
stress in comparison to the younger 
people. All the changes that 
happens along with age can 
increase the risk of heart diseases 
and the major cause of heart 
disease is the fatty build-up 
deposits In The Wall of arteries 
over many years.
There are many functional changes that comes along with the aging adults that can affect 
the heart, the most common problems that has been characterized which comes along with 
the age includes systolic and diastolic dysfunction, electrical dysfunction, atrial fibrillation 
and development of arrhythmias, collectively all the mentioned problems can result in a 
high prevalence of heart failure.  Bihar prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the aging 
adult has been linked to many factors which includes oxidative stress, inflammation, 
apoptosis and overall myocardial deterioration and degeneration.
There are many other changes to the heart that comes along with the age-
• There might be an increase in the size of heart chambers, the wall of heart Thickens 
down and the amount of blood that can be hold by chamber decreases despite the 
increased overall heart size. Due to this the heart feels more slowly, hypertension is the 
main cause of increased in the thickness of walls of heart which can increase the risk of 
atrial fibrillation.
• With the increase in the age people become more susceptible to Salt which can cause 
increase in the blood pressure for ankle or foot swelling.
There are many 
electrical changes that 
comes along with age 
that can lead to 
Arrythmias, in which 
there is a rapid, 
slowed, irregular 
heartbeat,  the heart 
walls may become 
thicker and stiff due to 
the stiffness in the 
walls of heart the 
blood flow of the 
heart becomes leaky 
which can cause 
buildup of the fluid in 
the lungs or in the 
other body parts.
Preventing heart diseases in old ages:-
• Exercise daily- exercising daily play a major role in preventing heart diseases in older 
ages, exercising or increased activity level can help you to to prevent any fatty build up in 
the arteries, and proper blood flow to the heart. exercising for at least 30 minutes a day 
keeps the heart healthy and helps it to pump and beat properly.
• Quit smoking- smoking is a main cause of heart diseases and is a leading cause of 
preventable death, smoking can lead to damage of arterial wall of heart which can lead to 
to Heart attack and heart failure anytime. Quitting smoking can lead to lower down the 
risk of heart disease stroke and cancer over the time.
• Follow healthy diet- follow a healthy diet to live a happy life, try to consume food that 
are low in trans and saturated fats, extra added sugars and salt, eating proper amount of 
micros and macros can help you to lower down the risk of heart diseases as it will help 
you to maintain proper conditioning of the body. Try to eat plenty of fruits vegetables and 
foods that are rich in fibre. 
• Maintain healthy 
weight- try to 
balance out cal of 
what you eat and 
drink, maintaining a 
healthy weight can 
help to prevent 
heart disease as no 
extra stress would 
be given to heart to 
pump the blood, 
being physically 
active and exercising 
regularly can help 
you to maintain a 
healthy weight.
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