Hand-grip strength could be used as a predictor of stroke and heart attack

The authors of the study say grip strength was a stronger predictor of death than systolic blood pressure and that a grip test may provide a simple and cost-effective way of identifying people at high risk of heart attack or stroke

Associations of grip strength with cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer outcomes and all cause mortality: prospective cohort study of half a million UK Biobank participants

Grip Strength and Cardiovascular Health

Can a Weak Grip Predict Heart Disease?

Weak Hand Grip: Hold tight! Weak hand grip might be a sign of several ailments

Strong hands, strong heart? Does grip strength show life expectancy? - Reader's Digest

A Quick and Easy Test Could Signal if You Have Serious Health Issues and a Shortened Lifespan

Full article: Handgrip strength is inversely associated with fatal cardiovascular and all-cause mortality events

Hand-Grip Strength: Normative Reference Values and Equations for Individuals 18 to 85 Years of Age Residing in the United States

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Development of grip strength during the first year after stroke - HTML

Strength of a handshake could predict heart attack risk

Hand-grip strength could be used as a predictor of stroke and heart attack, hand grip

What Your Handshake Says About Your Health

Association between handgrip strength and heart failure in adults aged 45 years and older from NHANES 2011–2014