This is one of the main causes of death in the world: cardiovascular diseases. In 2022, it was estimated that more than 19 million people died worldwide. With age, risks increase.
Some factors can also play a role in heart Health. We can cite smoking, the lack of sleepalcohol consumption, an unbalanced diet … but also the presence of certain pathologies, as obesity. So how do you know if the heart is aging at the same speed as the body?
Researchers from the University of East Anglia, England, have carried out their research on this subject. They have thus created a tool capable of measuring what they call “the functional age” of the heart. Their results are published In the Open European Heart Journal.
In the introduction of their work, the researchers explain that premature cardiovascular aging is characterized by the “decrease in the cardiovascular reserve and resistance to stress”. It is also expressed by alteration of the cardiac function. This therefore increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Suffering people diabetes and obesity can in particular be affected.
-Also, the researchers studied data of more than 500 people in the United Kingdom, Spain and Singapore. In this panel, just over 360 people were suffering d’hypertensiondiabetes or obesity. The others were healthy. Among the information available, (…)
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