Does a better cumulative Life's Essential 8 score during middle age reduce cardiovascular disease and death later in life?
Routine incorporation of Life's Essential 8 scoring in clinical settings may help patients improve cardiovascular health and reduce long-term CVD and mortality risk.
Better cumulative CVH during middle age has strong associations with CVD and death later in life. Routine incorporation of LE8 scoring in clinical settings would provide an important opportunity for patients to improve their CVH and contribute to an overall healthier population.
Xanthakis et al. (Thu,) studied this question.