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July 2, 2019Annals of MedicineOpen Access

American heart association’s cardiovascular health metrics and risk of cardiovascular disease mortality among a middle-aged male Scandinavian population

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Why the study?

The burden of CVD prompted the AHA to develop a CVH metric to assess population cardiovascular status, but its association with CVD mortality in middle-aged Finnish populations needed evaluation.

Does an optimum cardiovascular health score reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men?

Population

2607 middle-aged men (42-60 years)

Comparison

Optimum (0-4) vs average (5-9) vs inadequate (10-14) CVH scores

Design

Prospective population-based cohort study

Follow-up

Median 25.8 years

Authors

NINzechukwu M. IsiozorUniversity of Eastern FinlandSKSetor K. KunutsorGeneral / Preventive / LipidsAVAri VoutilainenGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

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Overview

Optimum CVH score linked to lower CVD mortality in men; extends observational data but should not yet change practice.

Structured PICO

Does an optimum cardiovascular health score reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men?

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Population
2,607 middle-aged men (42-60 years) from the prospective population-based Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease cohort study in Finland.
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Intervention
Optimum (0-4) or average (5-9) cardiovascular health (CVH) score based on American Heart Association metrics
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Comparator
Inadequate (10-14) cardiovascular health (CVH) score
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Outcome
Cardiovascular disease mortality at median 25.8 years follow-uphard clinical

Achieving an optimum American Heart Association cardiovascular health score is associated with a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular mortality over a 25-year follow-up in middle-aged men.

Cite This Study

Isiozor et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2025104f3426e554a1bccdhttps://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2019.1639808

Topics

Cardiovascular prevention
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