Changes un cardiovascular system of dogs due to ageing

Abstract

The characteristics of aging and the changes of cardiovascular system with aging are important in clinical decision making and in designing preventive measures. Studies of aging in dogs represent paradigm in biomedical researches. Aging leads to numerous changes of cardiovascular system, which could be looked from morphological, functional, endocrinological, genetic and biochemical points of view. These aspects of aging enable many diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures and preventive measures as well. In this paper special emphasis was put on changes of cardiovascular system, caused by aging, which are clinically free to registered or may be affected by therapy or prophylaxis.

Poznavanje karakteristika starenja i promena kardiovaskularnog sistema pasa, izazvanih starenjem, pomažu kliničarima u postavljanju dijagnoze, ali i odgajivačima u definisanju prioriteta za preduzimanje profilaktičkih mera. Proučavanje starenja pasa predstavlja paradigmu u biomedicinskim istraživanjima. Starenje dovodi do brojnih promena kardiovaskularnog sistema koje mogu da se sagledaju morfološki, funkcionalno, sa endokrinog, genetskog aspekta i kao biohemijske promene. Kompleksnost aspekata procesa starenja otvara brojne dijagnostičke mogućnosti njihovog registrovanja, terapeutskih procedura, ali i preventivnih postupaka. U ovom radu je poseban akcenat stavljen na promene kardiovaskilarnog sistema izazvane starenjem koje se klinički mogu registrovati ili na koje se može uticati terapijom ili profilaksom.