The reality of aging viewed from the arterial wall.pdfVIP

Artery Research (2013) 7, 73e80 Available online at journal homepage: /locate/artres The reality of aging viewed from the arterial wall* Edward G. Lakatta* Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA Any discussion about any aspect of aging cannot beg the issue of what aging is. This is a tough question, and there are numerous perspectives regarding the answer. My view is that aging is “a shift in an organism’s reality.” So what’s reality? This is another tough question. My view is that rea