Primary care clinicians and practices are uniquely positioned to help people achieve optimal cardiovascular health through screening, diagnosing and treating the health behaviors and factors outlined in the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 health metrics to reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a new scientific...
American Heart AssociationNov 13 2024 Primary care clinicians and practices are uniquely positioned to help people achieve optimal cardiovascular health through screening, diagnosing and treating the health behaviors and factors outlined in the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 health metrics to reduce the risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a new scientific statement published today in the Association's peer-reviewed journal Circulation: Cardiovascular...
Madeline R. Sterling, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., FAHA, Chair of the statement writing group, associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York As highlighted in the scientific statement, effective primary care is person-centered, team-based, community-aligned and designed to achieve better health at lower costs. Primary care has been proven to improve the identification and treatment of cardiovascular health behaviors and risk factors, as outlined in Life's Essential 8, including:
Related Stories"Primary care as a field can address some of these disparities by providing preventive care to screen patients for cardiovascular disease risk factors, encouraging people to adopt heart-healthy lifestyle behaviors to prevent health problems from developing or worsening, and initiating treatment to improve cardiometabolic health if necessary," said Jeremy Sussman, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
The statement highlights ways to address these challenges, including payment reform, leveraging technology and promoting team-based care. It is notable that primary care professionals are among the lowest-paid clinicians in the U.S.
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