Heart Health
Psychological factors can improve heart disease risk calculations
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- Reviewed by Christopher P. Cannon, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Heart Letter; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
One limitation of the study is the lack of accounting for other measures of psychological health, including stress and anxiety, as well as positive factors such as gratitude and optimism that are also known to influence heart health. Still, their findings support a possible future update to LE8 to encompass psychological health and well-being, perhaps known as "Life's Necessary 9."
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About the Author
Julie Corliss, Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter
About the Reviewer
Christopher P. Cannon, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Heart Letter; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
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