[Cellular Mechanisms of Morphological and Functional Changes of the Arterial Wall With Age and the Role of Statin Therapy in the Prevention]

I D Strazhesko; O N Tkacheva

doi:10.18565/cardio.2015.7.89-96

[Cellular Mechanisms of Morphological and Functional Changes of the Arterial Wall With Age and the Role of Statin Therapy in the Prevention]

Kardiologiia. 2015;55(7):89-96. doi: 10.18565/cardio.2015.7.89-96.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

I D Strazhesko, O N Tkacheva

PMID: 26688931
DOI: 10.18565/cardio.2015.7.89-96

Abstract

We discuss the cellular and molecular mechanisms of morphological and functional changes of the arterial wall in the aging process and the possibility of using statin therapy for the prevention of early vascular aging.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Aging*
Arteries* / drug effects
Arteries* / pathology
Arteries* / physiopathology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / pathology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / physiopathology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / prevention & control
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Vascular Stiffness / drug effects*

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors