Why the study?
Does an improvement in cardiovascular health score reduce atherosclerosis progression in middle-aged and older persons?
Population
3951 middle-aged and older persons in China with no history of stroke, transient ischaemic attack, or…
Comparison
Change in cardiovascular health score… vs Different categories of ⊿CHS.
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support optimizing cardiovascular health scores in practice; extends observational links but leaves causal effects open for trials.
Does an improvement in cardiovascular health score reduce atherosclerosis progression in middle-aged and older persons?
Improvements in the cardiovascular health score are independently associated with reduced progression of atherosclerosis, as measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity, in middle-aged and older adults.
Gao et al. (2015) studied this question.
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