How Aging Affects Your Heart




 
 

5.Poor Sleep Does Damage
As the part of your brain that controls your sleep cycle ages, you might notice a difference in when you feel tired — and when you don’t. Aging often leads to trouble sleeping, too. Poor sleep can increase the stiffness of your arteries and harden cholesterol plaque, raising your risk of heart disease.

 

6.Broken Heart
Broken heart syndrome is temporary chest pain or shortness of breath that usually affects women after a high-stress event like the death of a loved one, a divorce, or a traumatic health diagnosis or injury. It can feel a lot like a heart attack. Most people who get it are over 50.