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Ideal Cardiovascular Health During Adult Life and Cardiovascular Structure and Function Among the Elderly
Author(s) -
Amil M. Shah,
Brian Claggett,
Aaron R. Folsom,
Pamela L. Lutsey,
Christie M. Ballantyne,
Gerardo Heiss,
Scott D. Solomon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017882
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiovascular health , blood pressure , body mass index , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , disease , gerontology , physics , optics
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.

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