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cardiovascular health

Epidemiology: - most Americans have suboptimal cardiovascular health parameters as measured by life's simple 7 (LS7) [2] - from 1988 to 2014, disparities in cardiovascular health between whites & non-whites diminished due to worsening cardiovascular health measures in whites [2] Management: - children (life's simple 7) - Cardiovascular Health Integrated Lifestyle Diet (CHILD 1) - >= 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily [1] - healthy body mass index - serum cholesterol < 170 mg/dL - blood pressure < 90th percentile (< 120/80 mm Hg) - fasting serum glucose < 100 mg/dL - avoid tobacco

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cardiovascular risk factor Life's simple 7 (My Heart Score)

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  1. Young K, Sofair A, Chavey WE Poor Cardiovascular Health Common Among U.S. Children and Adolescents. Physician's First Watch, Aug 12, 2016 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org - Steinberger J, Daniels SR, Hagberg N et al AHA Scientific Statement. Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Children: Challenges and Opportunities for 2020 and Beyond. Circulation. Aug 11, 2016 PMID: 27515136 http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2016/08/11/CIR.0000000000000441
  2. Brown AF, Liang LJ, Vassar SD et al. Trends in racial/ethnic and nativity disparities in cardiovascular health among adults without prevalent cardiovascular disease in the United States, 1988 to 2014. Ann Intern Med 2018 Mar 20; PMID: 29554692 - Mensah GA. The black-white cardiovascular health disparity is narrowing, but not for the reason you think. Ann Intern Med 2018 Mar 20; PMID: 29554691