Title | Ideal Cardiovascular Health During Adult Life and Cardiovascular Structure and Function Among the Elderly. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Shah AM, Claggett B, Folsom AR, Lutsey PL, Ballantyne CM, Heiss G |
Secondary Authors | Solomon SD |
Journal | Circulation |
Volume | 132 |
Issue | 21 |
Pagination | 1979-89 |
Date Published | 2015 Nov 24 |
ISSN | 1524-4539 |
Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, American Heart Association, Blood Glucose, Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular Diseases, Health Status Indicators, Heart, Humans, Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Overweight, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Pulse Wave Analysis, Risk Factors, Smoking, Ultrasonography, United States |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: A higher American Heart Association cardiovascular health score (CVHS) predicts a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the relationship of CVHS attainment through midlife to late life with CVD prevalence and cardiovascular structure and function in late life is not well described. METHODS AND RESULTS: The following 6 ideal cardiovascular health metrics were assessed in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study participants at 5 examination visits between 1987 and 2013: nonsmoking, body mass index CONCLUSIONS: Greater attainment of, and improvements in, ideal cardiovascular health through midlife to late life are associated with lower CVD prevalence and better cardiovascular structure and function when elderly. These findings highlight the importance of consistent primordial and primary prevention efforts throughout midlife to late life as a potential intervention to decrease the burden of CVD among the elderly. |
DOI | 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017882 |
Alternate Journal | Circulation |
PubMed ID | 26350059 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4835821 |
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