How Aging Affects Your Heart
Heart Attack Risk Rises
Weight Goes Up
Hardens Your Heart
Blood Pressure Rises
Heart Rhythm Changes
Poor Sleep Does Damage
Broken Heart
Higher Risk of Diabetes for Women
Blood Vessels Narrow
More Sensitive to Salt
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Johns Hopkins Medicine: “Hypertension: What You Need to Know as You Age.”
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University Hospitals: “Excellent Care for Coronary Artery Disease & Heart Attacks.”