title: Arterial and cardiac aging: major shareholders in cardiovascular disease enterprises: Part I: aging arteries: a "set up" for vascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Gerontology Research Center, Intramural Research Program, Gerontology Research Center, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Md 21224-6825, USA. lakattae@grc.nia.nih.gov
authors.forename: Edward G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Lakatta
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D003710:Demography; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014664:Vasodilation