{"id":8215,"date":"2025-08-03T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=8215"},"modified":"2025-08-03T09:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T06:00:26","slug":"your-heart-may-be-older-than-you-think-medscape-medical-news-july-30-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/your-heart-may-be-older-than-you-think-medscape-medical-news-july-30-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cYour Heart May Be Older Than You Think\u201d (Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2025):"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\u201cYour Heart May Be Older Than You Think\u201d (Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2025):<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Original Study:<\/div>\n<div>Published in JAMA Cardiology, July 30, 2025.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1. What\u2019s the News?<\/div>\n<div>Researchers at Northwestern University developed a new tool to estimate your \u201cheart age\u201d based on risk factors \u2014 and many Americans have hearts older than their real age.<\/div>\n<div>2. What Is \u201cHeart Age\u201d?<\/div>\n<div>It\u2019s an easier way to explain cardiovascular risk.<\/div>\n<div>Example: A 50-year-old with high blood pressure and cholesterol may have a heart age of 65.<\/div>\n<div>This could motivate people to take better care of their heart.<\/div>\n<div>3. How Is It Calculated?<\/div>\n<div>Using common risk factors:<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Blood pressure<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Cholesterol<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Diabetes<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Smoking status<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They used data from 14,000+ U.S. adults (age 30\u201379) with no heart disease.<\/div>\n<div>4. Key Findings:<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Women: Average real age = 51.3 years, heart age = 55.4<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Men: Average real age = 49.7 years, heart age = 56.7<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 People with lower income and less education had worse heart ages.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Black men had the oldest heart ages \u2014 8.5 years older than actual age.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>5. Why It Matters:<\/div>\n<div>Traditional 10-year risk scores are hard to understand.<\/div>\n<div>This new \u201cheart age\u201d tool is simple and emotional \u2014 it may help people act earlier.<\/div>\n<div>It\u2019s especially helpful for younger adults who don\u2019t think they\u2019re at risk yet.<\/div>\n<div>6. Tool Use:<\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 It\u2019s available online for free.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Designed for doctors to use with patients, not just self-checking.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/your-heart-age\">https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/your-heart-age<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamacardiology\/fullarticle\/2836740\">https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamacardiology\/fullarticle\/2836740<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartfoundation.org.au\/heart-age-calculator\">\u200fhttps:\/\/www.heartfoundation.org.au\/heart-age-calculator<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYour Heart May Be Older Than You Think\u201d (Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2025): Original Study: Published in JAMA Cardiology, July 30, 2025. 1. What\u2019s the News? Researchers at Northwestern University developed a new tool to estimate your \u201cheart age\u201d based on risk factors \u2014 and many Americans have hearts older than their real age. 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