glycogen and Hypotension--Orthostatic

Topics: Autonomic Nervous System Diseases; Blood Glucose; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetic Neuropathies; Energy Intake; Energy Metabolism; Glucose; Glycogen; Humans; Hypoglycemia; Hypotension, Orthostatic; Insulin; Liver; Muscles; Oxygen Consumption; Physical Exertion

Geriatric cardiology requires special knowledge and experience. It is not possible to extrapolate directly experience obtained with young patients to old people. Because of the multiple illnesses, many serious, in the elderly cardiac patients, it is imperative for the cardiologist to be, first of all, a master internist at all times. Old patients with their multiple illnesses are also sensitive to drugs, including digitalis and diuretics. There is a need to train more physicians in geriatric cardiology in order to offer the old patient the best of care since so many old people are living today. There is also a need to learn the effects of the aging process itself on the human heart. Such studies should command priorities in financial and other forms of support.

Topics: Age Factors; Aging; Aortic Valve Insufficiency; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Cardiac Output; Dyspnea; Edema; Electrocardiography; Female; Glycogen; Heart; Heart Diseases; Heart Function Tests; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Hypertension; Hypotension, Orthostatic; Male; Microscopy, Electron; Myocardium; Radiography; Rheumatic Heart Disease; Thyroid Diseases; Vectorcardiography

Topics: Animals; Glycogen; Heart; Hypotension, Orthostatic; Methods; Mitosis; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardium; Necrosis; Rabbits; Regeneration; Shock; Time Factors