In a recent study published in the journal BMC Public Health , researchers investigated the association between cardiovascular health (CVH), defined by Life’s Essential 8 (LE8), and mortality in people with hypertension. Globally, around 1.13 billion people suffer from hypertension, which is the leading cause of cardiovascular events/mortality, significantly contributing to morbidity and mortality worldwide.
While there has been considerable progress in the development of pharmacological interventions, effective management of hypertension requires a multifaceted approach, including non-pharmacological interventions. The American Heart Association’s LE7 is a suite of modifiable lifestyle factors widely used in clinical practice. Sleep health was recently integrated into this initiative for its role in CVH and well-being, leading to LE8.
Evidence suggests associations between CVH, defined by LE8, and improved quality of life, survival, and longevity. Nevertheless, fewer studies have explored associations between LE8 and mortality in people with hypertension. Study: Association between new Life’s Essential 8 and the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with hypertension : a cohort study.
Image Credit: Chinnapong / Shutterstock In the present study, researchers investigated the associations between LE8 and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in hypertensive individuals. They used data from five successive National Health and Nutrition Examination Su.