The autonomic nervous system comprises the sympathetic, parasympathetic and enteric
nervous systems and plays an integral role in homeostasis. This includes cardiovascular …

Autonomic dysfunction is an increasingly recognized complication of human aging and, as a
result of the rising mean age of the human population, has widespread ramifications for …

With the remarkable increase in life expectancy in recent years, overall numbers of older
individuals living with disability and functional dependence are likely to increase. Age …

Publisher Summary Aging affects central and peripheral autonomic regulations and is
associated with the loss of small nerve fibers. However, aging should be differentiated from …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the association of aging and the autonomic
nervous system. Healthy human aging is associated with several abnormalities in autonomic …

There are significant age‐related changes in autonomic nervous system function that are
responsible for an impaired ability to adapt to environmental or intrinsic visceral stimuli in the …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulates involuntary bodily functions such as blood
pressure, heart rate, breathing, and digestion, in addition to controlling motivation and …

Cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart
failure continue to account for the majority of deaths in the developed world. Whilst the …

We propose a unifying hypothesis that many clinical consequences of aging are pleiotropic
manifestations of the loss of parasympathetic function that occurs during post-reproductive …

Autonomic nervous system (ANS) function may be altered by advancing age, as well as by
age-associated disease. Such changes may all contribute to impaired hemodynamic …