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. 2024 Feb 27;149(9):641-643.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.066132. Epub 2024 Feb 26.

Strengthening the Pillars of Cardiovascular Health: Psychological Health is a Crucial Component

Allison E Gaffey  1   2 , Bruce L Rollman  3 , Matthew M Burg  1   4   2
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Strengthening the Pillars of Cardiovascular Health: Psychological Health is a Crucial Component

Allison E Gaffey et al. Circulation. .
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Keywords: behavioral medicine; cardiology; cardiovascular diseases; mental health; primary prevention; secondary prevention.

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Figure. The proposed Life’s Crucial 9.
The ‘Life’s Crucial 9’ would add psychological health as another component to the American Heart Association’s ‘Life’s Essential 8.’
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