The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life’s Essential 8: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Sterling, Madeline R.; Ferranti, Erin P.; Green, Beverly B.; Moise, Nathalie; Foraker, Randi; Nam, Soohyun; Juraschek, Stephen P.; Anderson, Cheryl A.M.; St. Laurent, Paul; Sussman, Jeremy; on behalf of the American Heart Association Primary Care Science Committee of the Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation; and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health

doi:10.1161/hcq.0000000000000134

The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life’s Essential 8: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

To reduce morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease, an urgent need exists to improve cardiovascular health among US adults. In 2022, the American Heart Association issued Life’s Essential 8, which identifies and defines 8 health behaviors and factors that, when optimized through a …