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ReviewNature cardiovascular research2026

Vascular aging as a driver of organ dysfunction and systemic aging.

Stefanie Dimmeler, Hellmut G Augustin

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Review in Nature cardiovascular research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Stefanie DimmelerInstitute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. dimmeler@em.uni-frankfurt.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1045-2436
Hellmut G AugustinEuropean Center for Angioscience (ECAS), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany. augustin@angioscience.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7173-4242

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SFB1366, Exc2026Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SFB1366, Exc2026, SFB1531
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Centuries ago, Thomas Sydenham famously wrote, "A man is as old as his arteries", highlighting the importance of the vasculature for health and healthy aging. Here, we review recent developments in vascular aging research, focusing on how microvascular aging drives tissue dysfunction and the emerging therapeutic opportunities for vascular rejuvenation. Although macrovascular aging has long been studied, microvascular aging remains an emerging frontier. Recent single-cell and multiomic technologies now allow unprecedented resolution of vessel wall cellular and molecular heterogeneity across organs throughout life. Beyond angiogenesis, hemodynamics, barrier function, coagulation and inflammation, the vessel wall is increasingly recognized as an instructive gatekeeper of organ function: endothelial and mural cells actively control surrounding parenchyma via angiocrine and pericrine signaling mechanisms, controlling organ function in health and disease. Integrating these technological and conceptual advances has reshaped our understanding of vascular aging, revealing organotypic vulnerabilities and intercellular mechanisms that drive systemic decline.

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PMID42778725

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