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Comparison of Cardiovascular Health Profiles Across Population Surveys From 5 H...
Ware, L; Vermeulen, B; Maposa, I; Flood, D; Brant, LCC; Khandelwal, S; Singh, K; Soares, S; Jessen, N; Perman, G; Riaz, BK; Sachdev, HS; Allen, NBBackground: To facilitate the shift from risk-factor management to primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease, the American Heart Association developed guidelines to score and track cardiovascular health (CVH). How the prevalence and trajectories of a high level of CVH across the life course compare among high- and lower-income countries is unknown. Methods: Nationally representative survey data with CVH v...
Comparison of cardiovascular health profiles across population surveys from fiv...
Ware, L; Vermeulen, B; Maposa, I; Floo, D; Brant, LC; Khandelwal, S; Singh, K; Soares, S; Jessen, N; Perman, G; Riaz, BK; Sachdev, HS; Allen, NBAims With the greatest burden of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality increasingly observed in lower-income countries least prepared for this epidemic, focus is widening from risk factor management alone to primordial prevention to maintain high levels of cardiovascular health (CVH) across the life course. To facilitate this, the American Heart Association (AHA) developed CVH scoring guidelines to eva...