New study finds link between weakening sense of smell and heart failure risk
In a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers from Michigan State University found that a declining sense of smell may predict the risk of developing heart failure.
Heart failure, a condition affecting around 64 million people globally, occurs when the heart cannot pump sufficient blood throughout the body. It can result from various diseases that weaken the heart muscle, such as coronary heart disease, and from unhealthy lifestyle factors like smoking and heavy alcohol consumption.
Reference: Keran W. Chamberlin, Yaqun Yuan, Chenxi Li, Zhehui Luo, Mathew Reeves, Anna Kucharska‐Newton, Jayant M. Pinto, Jiantao Ma, Eleanor M. Simonsick and Honglei Chen; Olfactory Impairment and the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Adults; Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024;13:e033320; https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.033320
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