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Week 3 discussion_Health and Aging

Week 3 discussion_Health and Aging

Q Describe the age-related changes and disease-related processes that occur in the cardiovascular system.What are some ways that sensory changes associated with aging affect older adults’ health?What are some policy implications of the aging of the population in terms of the prevalence of chronic diseases?

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With age many health problems grip the aged people. One of them is issues related to cardiovascular system. The most common problem which are seen are coronary artery disease, issues related with the heart valve, ischemic attacks, congestion of the heart, chest pain or angina. There are many other issues as well. The natural pacemaker of the heart loses cells with age and that leads to the slow heart rate. The size of the heart also increases and that leads to blood getting filled slowly in the heart.