VIDEO: Following Life’s Essential 8 leads to ‘much better outcomes’

BOSTON — Life’s Essential 8, a campaign led by the American Heart Association, is an assortment of interventions “we can all follow” and “associated with much better outcomes,” Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP, MACC, FAHA, FHFSA, said.

In this video, Yancy, a professor and chief of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, breaks down each intervention in the campaign:

• eat better;
• be more active;
• quit tobacco use;
• get enough sleep;
• manage weight;
• control cholesterol;
• control blood sugar; and
• maintain BP.

This is part of a six-video Healio Video Exclusive in which Yancy recaps his talk at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting on important updates in cardiology.

Read the full article on Yancy’s talk here and check out the other videos in this series:

• VIDEO: Newly defined syndrome is ‘a brilliant concept’ on stages of CVD risk
• VIDEO: New CVD risk algorithm incorporates social determinants of health
• VIDEO: Cardiovascular benefits of GLP-1 agonists ‘absolutely stunning’
• VIDEO: Small interfering RNA holds promise for cardiovascular care
• VIDEO: Use incidental calcification findings to estimate CVD risk

Reference:

• Yancy CW. Update in cardiology. Presented at: ACP Internal Medicine Meeting; April 18-20, 2024; Boston.