Simple fitness test could predict long-term risk for heart attack, stroke in middle-aged people

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

In two separate studies, researchers have found that how fast a middle-age person can run a mile can help predict the risk of dying of heart attack or stroke decades later for men and could be an early indicator of cardiovascular disease for women.

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