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Higher physical reserve linked to lower heart risk after breast cancer
Among breast cancer survivors, 10-year heart failure risk ranged from 0.80% to 3.61% across categories of a score combining lung function, grip strength and waist size.Among breast cancer survivors, 10-year heart failure risk ranged from 0.80% to 3.61% across categories of a score combining lung function, grip strength and waist size.
Preprint: cohort · 5,605 peopleBreast cancer
Who was studied5,605 female breast cancer survivors, median 16.7 years
What changedHeart failure risk was 45% lower per standard-deviation increase in reserve among breast cancer survivors
The catchSubclinical disease may lower reserve before overt heart problems occur