Tipping the Scales for Older Adults: Time to Consider Body Fat Assessment and Management for Optimal Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Prevention?

J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 May 4;10(9):e021307. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.021307. Epub 2021 Apr 15.
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Keywords: Editorials; aging; cardiovascular disease; myocardial infarction; obesity; stroke.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue
  • Aged
  • Atherosclerosis* / diagnosis
  • Atherosclerosis* / epidemiology
  • Atherosclerosis* / prevention & control
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction*
  • Stroke* / diagnosis
  • Stroke* / epidemiology
  • Stroke* / etiology