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CNN News June 29, 2022

Sleep duration matters for heart health, according to new recommendations

Sleep duration was added to the American Heart Association's "Life's Essential 8," a questionnaire that measure's a person's heart health.

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Circulation JUNE 29, 2022

Life's Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct of Cardiovascular Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

DM Lloyd-Jones et al

In 2010, the American Heart Association defined a novel construct of cardiovascular health to promote a paradigm shift from a focus solely on disease treatment to one inc …

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