Key result
Having ≥3 CV risk factors is linked to accelerated biological aging and increased MI risk.
Why the study?
The significance of biological age differing from chronological age and the factors contributing to accelerated aging remain unknown.
Does a higher burden of traditional cardiovascular risk factors correlate with accelerated biological age in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Cohort (n=197)
Does a higher burden of traditional cardiovascular risk factors correlate with accelerated biological age in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Accelerated biological age, estimated from facial photographs, is significantly associated with a higher burden of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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Accelerated biological age associates with higher traditional risk factor burden in acute MI; leaves open independent prognostic value and therapeutic implications.
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Nemere et al. (2025) conducted a cohort in Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n=197). Three or more traditional risk factors vs. Fewer than three traditional risk factors was evaluated on Accelerated biological aging based on neural network photo age estimations (p=<0.001). Patients with acute myocardial infarction and three or more traditional risk factors exhibited accelerated biological aging compared to those with fewer risk factors.
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