Ideal Cardiovascular Health, Mortality, and Vascular Events in Elderly Subjects: The Three-City Study

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 69; no. 25; pp. 3015 - 3026
• Main Authors: Gaye, Bamba, Canonico, Marianne, Perier, Marie-Cécile, Samieri, Cecilia, Berr, Claudine, Dartigues, Jean-François, Tzourio, Christophe, Elbaz, Alexis, Empana, Jean-Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Limited 27.06.2017; Elsevier
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Aging; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Coronary artery disease; Female; Follow-Up Studies; France - epidemiology; Geriatrics; Health risk assessment; Health Status; Heart; Heart diseases; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Mortality; Multivariate analysis; Older people; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Santé publique et épidémiologie; Stroke; Survival Rate - trends; Time Factors; vascular events; elderly; primordial prevention; cardiovascular health

The benefit of ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) on health-related outcomes in middle-aged patients is firmly established. In the growing elderly population, the high prevalence of comorbidities and medications for chronic diseases may offset such benefit. This study analyzed the association of idea...