Juraschek SP, Daya N, Appel LJ, et al. - In this prospective cohort study, researchers examined participants from Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study without known coronary heart disease, heart failure, or stroke, to determine whether rises in high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, measured in older adults, would be related to greater fall risk. A median follow-up of 4.5 years was performed among 3,973 participants (mean age: 76 ± 5 years; 62% women; 22% black), which revealed a subsequent fall in 457. Overall, subclinical increases of cardiac damage and wall strain were each related to higher fall risk in older adults.