When Your Body Ages Faster Than Your Birthday, Your Heart Pays the Price
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This study suggests tracking biological age markers may help spot heart risk earlier than standard screenings.
In over 31,000 UK adults, those whose biological age outpaced their actual age had clearly worse heart outcomes. Each extra 4.6 years of biological aging meant a 29% higher risk of heart failure and a 16% higher risk of dying from heart disease. Heart scans showed these people also had weaker, smaller heart muscles. Women seemed more affected than men.
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