Review Article

Unveiling the Role of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress on Age-Related Cardiovascular Diseases

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Different sources contribute to inflammation in aging. Aging is accompanied by mitochondrial dysfunction, increase in senescent cells numbers, dysregulated microbiota, and a hypercoagulation state that mediate the inflammatory processes that are characteristics of aging. Together, these processes play a key role on the development of age-related cardiovascular diseases.