A new study shows that millions of adults in their 30s, 40s, and 50s could be on track to develop serious heart problems, even if their short-term health appears fine today, Northwestern University said in an April 25 statement.
Research from the university’s School of Medicine, published in JAMA, found that about one in seven adults between the ages of 30 and 59 has a high 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease. Yet most would not be flagged during a typical checkup because their short-term, 10-year risk appears low.
“While short-term or 10-year risk has been our standard of care, this analysis reflects an important shift in preventive cardiology and helps to raise public awareness that risk for heart disease can be detected even in young adults,” said Dr. Sadiya Khan, senior author of the study and professor of cardiovascular epidemiology at Northwestern….