[Development of coronary atherosclerosis in the elderly].
[Development of coronary atherosclerosis in the elderly].
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老年人冠状动脉粥样硬化的进展[J].
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1990
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K. Kuramoto
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S. Ueda;K. Kuramoto
The role of aging, hypertension and plasma cholesterol in the development of coronary atherosclerosis was examined in 3569 consecutive autopsy cases, aged 60 to 99 years, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital. The prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis increased with aging. Both systolic and diastolic hypertension were related to the prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis. High plasma cholesterol (230 mg/dl) was related to increased prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis. This effect was observed in a hypertensive group, but not in a normotensive group. To define the effect of hypertension on vascular diseases, endothelial cells from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were obtained and characterized in terms of cellular response. Cellular Ca2+ level in response to A23187 was significantly enhanced in SHR compared to normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). Thus, aging, hypertension and high plasma cholesterol are risk factors for coronary artery atherosclerosis in the elderly.