Targeting cardiovascular disease risk factors may be important across a lifetime
October 3, 2016 - New REGARDS findings suggest that all adults, including those over 65, should be mindful of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The results were published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society.
"As life expectancy continues to increase, we need to improve risk factor prevention and management for stroke and heart disease across the lifespan, including for those adults over the age of 65," said Claudia Moy, Ph.D., acting director of the Office of Clinical Research at NINDS, and one of the study authors. "The latest findings from the REGARDS study reveal that no age group is immune to risk factors related to cardiovascular disease and that prevention efforts should target all adults."
