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Life's essential 8
8 measures achievable measures to reduced cardiovascular (CV) risk.
- normal blood pressure
- normal lipid panel
- normal blood glucose
- normal body weight, normal BMI
- adequate physical activity
- healthy diet
- non smoking
- sleep health*
* sleeping 7-9 hours/night gets full 100 points (see below)
* new addition from Life's simple 7
Interpretation:
- scored on a 100-point scale [1]
- 8 domains scored from 0 (least optimized) to 100 (most optimized)
- more generous scoring for Mediterranean diet & DASH diet
- scores < 50 = low CV health, 50-79 = moderate CV health, 80-100 = high CV health
Related
cardiovascular event (atheroembolic event)
Life's simple 7 (My Heart Score)
General
numerical rating scale (NRS)
References
- Lloyd-Jones DM et al
Life's Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's
Construct of Cardiovascular Health: A Presidential Advisory From the
American Heart Association.
Circulation. 2022. June 29
PMID: 35766027
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001078
- Lloyd-Jones DM, et al
Status of cardiovascular health in US adults and children using the
American Heart Association's new 'Life's Essential 8' metrics: prevalence
estimates from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES),
2013-2018.
Circulation 2022. June 29
PMID: 35766033
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060911