Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Children: Challenges and Opportunities for 2020 and Beyond: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Population
Children and adolescents in the United States
Design
Review
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Discussion
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Implication
Standardizes CV health metrics in youth for clinicians; leaves open prospective validation of scores and interventions.
Structured PICO
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Population
Children and adolescents in the United States
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Intervention
Cardiovascular health promotion and disease reduction strategies
This AHA scientific statement establishes fundamental principles and metrics for defining and promoting ideal cardiovascular health from birth through childhood and adolescence.
Limitations
- Concerns about the suitability of using single thresholds to identify elevated cardiovascular risk throughout the childhood years
- Limits of current knowledge
Cite This Study
Steinberger et al. (2016) studied this question.