What is ECG Age vs Chronologic Age and How to Use it in Your CV Prevention Practice
Guest: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., M.S.
Host: Stephen L. Kopecky, M.D.
After listening to this episode of the CV Prevention segment of Mayo Clinic’s podcast “Interviews with the Experts,” listeners will better understand why it is important to differentiate between biological and chronological age. This is something that may help identify increased risk for age-related conditions and factors that may adversely affecting a person’s health. Listeners will become familiar with different ways to measure aging rate or biological age, especially with ECG age. Finally, factors that appear to affect biological age, such as social determinants of health, lack of exercise, excess weight, and stress are discussed.
Topics Discussed:
• What is ECG Age?
• How did your team come up with the idea?
• Why is important to differentiate between biological age and chronological age?
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