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Life's Essential 8 Score and Cardiovascular-Kidney Outcomes in ASCVD: A UK Biobank Prospective Cohort Study.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

People with heart disease who scored higher on a heart health checklist had lower chances of heart problems and kidney decline over time. This study tracked 10,000 people but cannot prove the heart health score caused the benefit — it only shows a link.

Who did this work

Lu X · Yuan Z · Yuan G · Huang Z · Huang H · Ling Y · Ruan H · Zhang W · Deng J · Guo W · Chen S · Chen J

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug 22
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42670737/