Tipping the Scales for Older Adults: Time to Consider Body Fat Assessment and Management for Optimal Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Prevention?

• Alexis N. Simpkins,
• Ian J. Neeland,
• Carl J. Lavie

Affiliations

Alexis N. Simpkins

Department of Neurology University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville FL

Ian J. Neeland

Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterCase Western Reserve University Cleveland OH

Carl J. Lavie

Department of Cardiovascular Diseases John Ochsner Heart and Vascular InstituteOchsner Clinical School–University of Queensland School of Medicine New Orleans LA