Researchers identify possible predictor of early heart disease in the elderly: NHCS

The NHCS study aimed to study the characteristics of how the heart ages in the local population. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Researchers here have found a potential predictor of heart disease among the elderly, after discovering a link between the weakening of skeletal muscle function and heart size.

The skeletal muscle is attached to bones in the body and helps with muscle movement.

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