Importance The average life expectancy has increased substantially in the past few decades
in most industrialized countries; however, not all of the increased life expectancy is being …

Background: Cardiovascular disease may be the main reason for stagnant growth in life
expectancy in the United States since 2010. The American Heart Association recently …

Context Estimates of lifetime risk for total cardiovascular disease (CVD) may provide
projections of the future population burden of CVD and may assist in clinician-patient risk …

Background Life expectancy is greater for people with favorable midlife cardiovascular risk
profiles (ie, low risk). However, some speculate that increased longevity may lead to large …

Background: Long-term risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) according to levels of
cardiovascular health (CVH) have not been characterized in a diverse, representative …

Abstract Background The American Heart Association recently updated its construct of what
constitutes cardiovascular health (CVH), called Life's Essential 8. We examined the …

Importance It is well established that selected lifestyle factors are individually associated
with lower risk of chronic diseases, but how combinations of these factors are associated …

Background The lifetime risks of cardiovascular disease have not been reported across the
age spectrum in black adults and white adults. Methods We conducted a meta-analysis at …

Importance The American Heart Association (AHA) introduced the Life's Simple 7 (LS7)
metrics to assess and promote cardiovascular health. However, several shortcomings of …

Background Existing evidence suggest an association of cardiovascular health (CVH) level
with cardiometabolic disease (CMD) and mortality, but the effect of CVH on life expectancy …