Improving Cardiovascular Health in a Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Practice.

Gooding, Holly C; Gauvreau, Kimberlee; Bachman, Jennifer; Baker, Annette; Griggs, S Skylar; Hartz, Jacob; Huang, Yisong; Mendelson, Michael M et al. · J Pediatr · 2021

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

Poor childhood cardiovascular health translates into poor adult cardiovascular health. We hypothesized care in a preventive cardiology clinic would improve cardiovascular health after lifestyle counseling. Over a median of 3.9 months, mean cardiovascular health score (range 0-11) improved from 5.8 ± 2.2 to 6.3 ± 2.1 (P < .001) in 767 children.

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