ReviewAnatolian journal of cardiology2022
Muscular Strength in Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: A Narrative Review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
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- Association Between Handgrip Strength and Mortality of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis.Clinical cardiology · 2024Pooled it
- A study of body composition, muscle strength, and arterial stiffness in adolescents with primary and secondary hypertension.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- The Relationship between Sarcopenia and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality Risk among Middle-Aged and Older Adults across Stages 0-3 of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Evidence from NHANES and CHARLS.Cardiorenal medicine · 2026Article
- Are strategies to increase muscle mass and strength as effective in people with type 2 diabetes?Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Mediation of fasting blood glucose between relative muscle strength and hypertension: insights from two cohorts.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
- Genetic prediction of lower limb isometric strength changes after 12 weeks of resistance training.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- The Association of Muscle-Related Factors With Glaucoma and Related Traits in a Large United Kingdom Population.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Handgrip strength and menopause are associated with cardiovascular risk in women with obesity: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- The relationship between hypertension and health-related physical fitness in older adult residences in Wuhan: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Isokinetic assessment of muscle function according to physical activity level and cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults aged 20 to 80 years.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025Article
- Five-repetition sit-to-stand test validation in adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Low-Intensity Resistance Exercise in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review of Mechanistic Evidence and Clinical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Handgrip Strength and Cognitive Recovery in Older Stroke Survivors: A Prospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- The Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Aerobic Exercise on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, Blood Biomarkers, and Cardiovascular Function: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Longitudinal association of grip strength with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in older urban Lithuanian population.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Hand grip strength as a proposed new vital sign of health: a narrative review of evidences.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Review
- Association of Handgrip Strength and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Middle-Aged Postmenopausal Women: An Analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014-2019.Vascular health and risk management · 2024Article
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Abstract
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, accounting for approximately 32% of all deaths in 2019. There has been increasing interest in understanding the role of low muscular strength as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, given its association with other cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome. An inverse association between muscle strength, chronic disease, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular-related death has been reported. Recent clinical trials have consistently shown that resistance exercise, which increases strength, and potentially muscle mass, significantly improves the control of known cardiovascular disease risk factors and reduces the risk of all-cause death and cardiovascular mortality. In the present article, we review the growing body of evidence that supports the need for future research to evaluate the potential of handgrip strength as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in the clinical medical setting, as part of routine care using an affordable handgrip strength device. Moreover, it is crucial to devise largescale interventions driven by governmental health policies to educate the general population and healthcare professionals about the importance of muscular strengthening activities and to promote access to these activities to improve cardiometabolic health and reduce incidence of cardiovascular disease and mortality.
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