Clin Ultrasound.
2020 Nov;5(2):52-58. 10.18525/cu.2020.5.2.52.
The Aging Heart: Echocardiographic Characteristics
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- 3Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2555123
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.18525/cu.2020.5.2.52
Abstract
- As the world elderly population increases, it is critical to understand the cardiovascular changes during the normal aging process. Aging promotes cardiac structural and functional changes in the atria, ventricles, myocardium, valves, pericardium, and the cardiac conduction system, all of which echocardiography can reveal non-invasively. In this review, we outline common echocardiographic findings in the elderly, such as basal septal bulge, sclerotic aortic valves, diastolic dysfunction (relaxation abnormality, enlarged left atrium, and slightly increased tricuspid regurgitation velocity), and prominent pericardial fat. Understanding the common findings of the aging heart may help us to mitigate the escalating burden of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly.
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