Age-Related Changes in the Heart Include ________

question 22

Multiple Choice

Age-related changes in the heart include ________.

• A) increased maximum cardiac output
• B) reduction in the elasticity of the fibrous skeleton
• C) increased size of coronary vessels
• D) decreased pressures in the great vessels
• E) absence of scar tissue in cardiac muscle

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