People who have thin legs are at a higher risk of suffering heart failure after having a heart attack, a new study has found. But this is not the first limb-related study to make headlines, with research previously suggesting that having quadriceps is associated with a lower risk of death in patients with coronary artery disease.
According to research, myocardial infarction, known commonly as a heart attack, is the most common cause of heart failure. Around six to nine percent of heart attack patients go on to have heart failure, reports the Mirror.
The new study tested the possibility that leg strength is associated with a lower risk of developing heart failure after acute myocardial infarction. A total of 932 patients hospitalised between 2007 to 2020 with acute myocardial infarction who did not have heart failure prior to their admission, and did not develop heart failure complications during their hospital stay, with an average age of 66, took part.
