Association of ideal cardiovascular health with cardiovascular events and risk advancement periods in a Mediterranean population-based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Heart Association recommends Life's Simple 7 as ideal cardiovascular health (ICVH) to reduce cardiovascular risk. Rate advancement period (RAP), a useful tool to quantify and communicate exposure impact on risks, may enhance communication about the benefits of achieving ICVH. We aimed to examine whether greater adherence to ICVH metrics was associated with reduced incidence of cardiovascular risk in a population-based cohort and estimate its impact on the timing of occurrence using RAP.

Methods

Prospective analyses of 3826 participants, initially free from cardiovascular disease at baseline, enrolled in the Vascular Risk in Navarra Study (RIVANA), a Mediterranean population-based cohort of Spanish adults. ICVH metrics were defined using participants'

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Lazaro CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9254604 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature