Surprising Sign Can Predict Heart Disease Decades Before It Strikes

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Long-term study links early neighborhood adversity with coronary artery calcification in middle age

The Unexpected Sign Is Your Neighborhood

The Evidence Came From the CARDIA Study

Nearly 3,500 Participants Had Heart Scans

The Scans Detected a Hidden Warning

One Index Combined Several Local Conditions

Adverse Scores Were Linked With Greater Risk

Lifestyle Did Not Fully Explain the Association

The Pattern Was Stronger in Black Participants Later

Several Pathways Could Connect Place and Heart Health

The Finding Is Important but Not a Diagnosis

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Heart disease risk is usually assessed through blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and family history. New research suggests another clue may appear much earlier: the neighborhood where someone lives in young adulthood.

Published in Nature Communications on March 31, 2026, the study was led by Tao Gao, with Lifang Hou as senior author. It connected local conditions with coronary artery calcification decades later, but found an association rather than proof that a ZIP code directly causes disease.

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