In 2010, the American Heart Association defined a novel construct of cardiovascular health
to promote a paradigm shift from a focus solely on disease treatment to one inclusive of …

Atherosclerosis, the formation of fibrofatty lesions in the artery wall, causes much morbidity
and mortality worldwide, including most myocardial infarctions and many strokes, as well as …

Background: The American Heart Association recently published an updated algorithm for
quantifying cardiovascular health (CVH)—the Life's Essential 8 score. We quantified US …

Along with the rising global burden of disability attributed to stroke, costs of stroke care are
rising, providing the impetus to direct our research focus towards effective measures of …

Importance Higher blood pressure (BP) levels in children are associated with an increased
risk for hypertension and subclinical cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Identifying trends …

Background When measured in adolescence or young adulthood, cardiovascular health
(CVH) is associated with future subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD), but data are …

Background—The American Heart Association Cardiovascular Health score (CVH score) is
inversely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence, but the mechanisms …

Importance Cross-sectional measures of cardiovascular health (CVH) have been associated
with cardiovascular disease in older age, but little is known about longitudinal trajectories in …

Importance Favorable trends occurred in the lipid levels of US youths through 2010, but
these trends may be altered by ongoing changes in the food supply, obesity prevalence, and …

600 Circulation February 17, 2015 investigators have reassuringly reported that the
intervention had no adverse effects on height, cognition, pubertal timing, or age at …