An increase in blood pressure that commonly occurs with aging is physiologically exacerbated by:
A) a compensatory increase in preload and cardiac ejection fraction.
B) a decrease in stroke volume due to age-induced cardiomyopathy.
C) an overproduction of collagen and decreased quantities of elastin.
D) the patient's noncompliance with his or her antihypertensive drugs.
Answer: C) an overproduction of collagen and decreased quantities of elastin.
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