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Editorial
. 2022 Nov;11(21):e027658.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.027658. Epub 2022 Oct 19.

From Seven Sweethearts to Life Begins at Eight Thirty: A Journey From Life's Simple 7 to Life's Essential 8 and Beyond

Octavian C Ioachimescu  1   2
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Editorial

From Seven Sweethearts to Life Begins at Eight Thirty: A Journey From Life's Simple 7 to Life's Essential 8 and Beyond

Octavian C Ioachimescu. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: AHA Life's Essential 8; AHA Life's Simple 7; Editorials; sleep duration; sleep quality.

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Figure 1. Life's Essential 8 elements, with healthy sleep as the new element for cardiovascular health
Figure 2
Figure 2. The interrelationship between health or cardiometabolic factors, health behaviors, sleep duration, and sleep quality (different type of impairments, various disorders, circadian misalignments, etc.).
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