People with better hand grip strength may be at a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and are likely to have better heart functioning, say researchers.<\/p>\n
Hand grip strength, often used as a measure for muscular strength, has also been associated with calculating the cardiovascular risk and mortality.<\/p>\n
The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that people with stronger hand grips were often pumping more blood per heart beat despite having a lower heart mass.<\/p>\n
This functioning further indicated that the heart is suffering less from a condition called remodelling \u2014 reshaping of the heart muscle \u2014 occurring in response to stressers such as high blood pressure or a heart attack.<\/p>\n
Less remodelling is known to reduce the risk for cardiovascular events.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur study of over 4,600 people shows that better hand grip strength is associated with having a healthier heart structure and function,\u201d said Steffen Petersen, Professor at the Queen Mary University in Britain.<\/p>\n
\u201cHand grip strength is an inexpensive, reproducible and easy to implement measure, and could become an important method for identifying those at a high risk of heart disease and preventing major life-changing events, such as heart attacks,\u201d the researcher suggested.<\/p>\n
To reach this conclusion, the researchers analysed cardiovascular magnetic resonance images and data on hand grip strength from 5,065 participants.<\/p>\n
They then constructed a statistical model that accounted for potential factors that could impact the data such as baseline demographics, cardiac risk factors, drivers of muscle mass, and physical activity level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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