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The cardiovascular system (CVS) is responsible for supplying oxygen and nutrients to cells, sweeping toxic and metabolic waste, and maintaining body temperature. Blood flow is essential for any tissue to survive. Age‐related changes that occur in the CVS may lead to pathological conditions. Although normal ageing does not conclude with a disease related to the CVS, some mechanisms decrease the CVS’s performance and functional capacity, which makes an elderly individual susceptible to CVS‐related disease.