Your heart may be older than you think — and the number could predict disease risk
Your heart may be older than you are, according to new research. A study from Northwestern Medicine found that most adults have a “heart age” that is several years older than their chronological age. The gap is wider among men than women, the researchers found, as well as in Black and Hispanic people and those with lower education and income, according to a university press release. To help people assess their own cardiac age, the researchers developed a free online tool that makes the calculation. Using guidelines from the American Heart Association, the PREVENT Risk Age Calculator determines a person’s