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Table 5
Cardiovascular system changes in the elderly.
| (i) Reduced exercise tolerance | | (ii) Loss of vascular elasticity (e.g., LVH and hypertension) | | (iii) Chronic blood pressure elevation and decreased baroreceptor sensitivity | | (iv) Increase in coronary arteriosclerosis | | (v) Valvular heart disease | |
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