Patologia cardiovasculară cronică la vârstnicii din Republica Moldova

Abstract

The aging of the population worldwide results in increasing numbers of elderly patients, among whom heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Cardiac changes are associated with the senescence of the cardiovascular system that occurs in the body during aging. These changes progresses over time and are associated with risk factors, which are the cause of cardiac pathology, leading to high disability, functional decline and high economic costs. The main purpose of the modern treatments used in cardiac pathologies is reducing symptomatology, clinical stability and improving the quality of life of elderly people.