Key result
High Life's Essential 8 scores linked to ~82% lower risk of incident heart failure.
Why the study?
Better cardiovascular health lowers heart failure risk, prompting assessment of the Life's Essential 8 score and comparison with its predecessor, Life's Simple 7.
Does higher cardiovascular health as measured by Life's Essential 8 reduce the risk of incident heart failure in a general population cohort?
Cohort (n=37,803)
Does higher cardiovascular health as measured by Life's Essential 8 reduce the risk of incident heart failure in a general population cohort?
Hazard Ratio: 0.18 (95% CI 0.12–0.26)
Higher cardiovascular health quantified by Life's Essential 8 is strongly and non-linearly associated with a lower risk of incident heart failure, though it categorizes many more individuals as having moderate health compared to Life's Simple 7.
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May support CVH optimization for HF prevention; extends Life's Simple 7 data but leaves causality open in observational cohorts.
Loon et al. (2025) conducted a cohort in Heart Failure (n=37,803). High cardiovascular health (Life's Essential 8 score 80-100) vs. Low cardiovascular health (Life's Essential 8 score 0-49) was evaluated on Incident heart failure (HR 0.18, 95% CI 0.12-0.26). Participants with high cardiovascular health according to Life's Essential 8 had an 82% lower risk of developing heart failure compared to those with low cardiovascular health (HR 0.18).
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