Key result
AHA 2018 Update consolidates current statistics on heart disease, stroke, and key CV risk factors.
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Supplies 2018 CVD statistics for risk assessment; leaves open longitudinal evaluation of prevention strategies.
Each chapter listed in the Table of Contents (see next page) is a hyperlink to that chapter. The reader clicks the chapter name to access that chapter. Each chapter listed here is a hyperlink. Click on the chapter name to be taken to that chapter. Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and the cardiovascular risk factors listed in the AHA’s My Life Check - Life’s Simple 7 (Figure1), which include core health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, diet, and weight) and health factors (cholesterol, blood pressure [BP], and glucose control) that contribute to cardiovascular health. The Statistical Update represents …
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Benjamin et al. (2018) studied this question. The American Heart Association's 2018 Update consolidates up-to-date statistics on heart disease, stroke, and key cardiovascular risk factors like smoking and blood pressure.
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