How Old Are Your Arteries?
The vascular age of a 35-year-old man who smokes and has diabetes, high blood pressure and abnormal cholesterol could be as high as 76 years old — more than double his chronological age, according to a recent study. The arteries of a 30-year-old woman with similar risk factors could be equivalent to those of an average woman who is more than 80 years old.
Full article on tools that enable doctors to calculate vascular age.
I’m not sure I want to know how old my arteries are.
This reminds me of those “live to be 100” calculators. There was a small test at the bottom of the page, but I wonder why there isn’t a website that does this. Why do you have to go to your doctor’s office?
I’m with Bruce. Not sure I Really want to know.
More patient information is not likely to be a bad thing. So why do we have so many sour pusses commenting here?