Abstract

The significant improvement in life expectancy resulted in an increasingly older population in almost all regions of the world, which necessitated adequate knowledge and therapeutic measures involving the problems of the elderly. Cardiovascular system as well as other organs is greatly affected by aging. Therefore, optimal cut-off values are required to distinguish physiologic changes from pathologic processes. Currently, there is not enough echocardiographic information regarding aging-associated changes in the octogenarian population.

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