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How Does Aging Affect Ventricles in the Brain and Heart?

By the age of 85, approximately 25% of all adults may have wild-type variant cardiac amyloid deposits, which can stiffen the heart's ventricles. In the brain, ventricular enlargement is a well-documented phenomenon of normal aging. Understanding how does aging affect ventricles, both in the brain and heart, is crucial for proactive health management in later life.

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