"Your heart could be older than you think. Even if you feel fine, hidden wear and tear inside your cardiovascular system often builds long before symptoms surface. When that happens, the risks of heart disease, stroke, and early death rise sharply, leaving many people unaware until serious problems develop. An "older" heart doesn't announce itself in dramatic ways at first."
"The burden of early heart aging doesn't fall evenly. People with lower income, less education, or from racial and ethnic minority groups face some of the steepest gaps between biological heart age and their actual years of life. That imbalance makes prevention and awareness even more urgent, because the consequences reach beyond individual health and touch entire communities. Understanding why heart age matters is the first step."
"A study in JAMA Cardiology introduced new formulas to calculate something called "risk age" in adults, which makes it easier to understand your chance of heart problems. Risk age compares the health of your heart to your chronological age - the actual number of years you've been alive. Instead of being told you have a certain percentage chance of developing heart disease, you learn whether your heart is younger, the same, or older than your real age."
Hidden cardiovascular damage often precedes symptoms, causing hearts to age faster than chronological years and increasing risks of heart disease, stroke, and premature death. Early warning signs commonly include rising blood pressure, weight gain that is hard to manage, persistent fatigue, and worsening blood sugar control. These changes accelerate arterial aging and raise the chance of sudden cardiac events. Lower-income people, those with less education, and many racial and ethnic minority groups experience larger gaps between biological heart age and actual age. New 'risk age' formulas compare heart health to chronological age to clarify individual cardiovascular risk.
Read at Natural Health News
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