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aging adult and the heart
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systolic gets higher 20mm Hg from 20-60 and another 20 from 60-80/
Left vent wall thickens/decreased ability of the heart to augment cardiac output with exercise |
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cultural
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heart disease is greater among blacks and stroke
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carotid sinus hypersensitivity
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pressure over carotid sinus leads to a decreased heart rate , dec BP and cerebral ischemia with syncope(fainting) can occur in older persons
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what does a bruit indicate
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turbulence due to a local vascular cause,, such as atherosclerotic narrowing
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