AHA's Life's Essential-8 cardiovascular health metrics and progression of coronary artery calcification in Japanese men.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The American Heart Association's Life's Essential-8 (LE8) cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics is considered a comprehensive framework for optimal cardiovascular wellbeing. However, its relationship with the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis, like coronary artery calcification (CAC), is not clarified. We investigated the associations of LE8 CVH metrics with the prevalence and progression of CAC in Japanese men.

Methods

We analyzed data from 760 asymptomatic men participating in the Shiga Epidemiological Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis. We assessed baseline (2006-2008) LE8 CVH (low, 0-49 points; moderate, 50-79 points; high, 80-100 points) using its eight components (diet, physical activity assessed by step count, smoking, sleep, body mass ind

SUBMITTER: Mondal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12397867 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature