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Heart shrinks at age 50 study draws questions
Long Island and New York City residents studied with MRI and ultrasound show a midlife heart shrinkage around age 50, with blood pressure rising as the heart size declines. Researchers including Dr. Nathaniel Reichek note the 50 year inflection and call for more work to explain why this occurs and whether exercise can mitigate effects.
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Long Island
New York City
Reichek
American Heart Association
American College of Cardiology
Ae Reichel
Nicca Goldberg
New York University Medical Center
Manhattan
Goldberg