On the occasion of world hypertension day; high blood pressure in geriatric individuals

Abstract

Core tip: With aging, functional and structural alterations can reduce arterial compliance. Increase in rigidity of collagen cause sclerosis and fibrosis of different tissues, including the blood vessels. Please cite this paper as: Nasri H. On the occasion of world hypertension day; high blood pressure in geriatric individuals. Journal of Ischemia and Tissue Repair. 2017;1(1):e01.