Myocardial Infarction

The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body. The cardiovascular system is complex and extends beyond our heart through arteries, veins and capillaries that carry blood throughout the body. An article read on aging and Cardioprotection by Arshad Jahangir talks about the declining heart of the elderly as they progress within their age. The article sums of the study and finds that with the rapid increase in the elderly population, the incidence of ischemic heart disease in these elderly individuals is also expected to increase rapidly. It has been documented that advanced age is an independent risk factor for poor cardiac outcome however many more of the elderly with an acute myocardial infarction are now living longer due to advanced medicine and technology, but of course they may run into heart failure again with increasing of age. With that, people are also acquiring more problems as they age, because the body is wearing out.
As we age, our bodies change. While arterial thickening is considered normal, it may predispose you to the buildup of plaque inside your arteries, which can lead to a Heart attack. As the body increase throughout the aging process, the arteries lose some of their elasticity and become less pliable and smaller. This causes the heart to work harder to push the blood through the arteries. According to Gadney (2010), decreased cardiac function can cause decreased brain function. It is a speculation that decreasing perfusion throughout the body (including to the brain), the decreasing heart function can cause a lack of circulation through the body to other