Abstract
The process of population ageing that is occurring in developed
societies represents a major challenge for the health system.
#Cardiovasculardiseases (CVD) are the most common cause of
morbidity and mortality in the world, representing half of the
deaths in people over 65 years old. Among the CVD, systemic
#arterialhypertension is related to more than half of those outcomes
[1]. The non-modifiable cause of vascular ageing in healthy adults
is age, because it causes increased arterial stiffness and changes
in #chromosomereplication with #telomereshortening [2]. The
comparison of biological age with chronological age allows us
to establish if the pattern of #vascularageing is at an expected or
accelerated rate, which means if early vascular ageing is present or
not [1,2]. #Arterialstiffness is mainly determined by sex, age, and
#bloodpressure [1,2].
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