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Published: June 29, 2022

American Heart Association adds sleep to cardiovascular health checklist

American Heart Association Presidential Advisory
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The American Heart Association's Life’s Essential 8™ image is a wheel shape with 8 wedges representing the 8 elements that are essential for cardiovascular health.  

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American Heart Association Life's Essential 8™ Circle graphic

American Heart Association Life's Essential 8™ Circle graphic

The American Heart Association's Life’s Essential 8™ image is a wheel shape with 8 wedges representing the 8 elements that are essential for cardiovascular health.  

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Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA

Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA, past president of the American Heart Association (2021-2022) professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology. (title updated 2025)

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Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA

Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA

Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA, past president of the American Heart Association (2021-2022) professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine; Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology. (title updated 2025)

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Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Get Started page

This a screen shot of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ "My Life Check® welcome page for the new online health assessment tool. It has graphics depicting exercise, eating right, not smoking and other risk factors like blood pressure and blood sugar testing.  The tagline is "Good Habits Build Better Health" and says "We've helped millions of people make healthier choices. The AHA is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping people like you live longer healthier lives". There's also a button to get started or sign in to the tool.  

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Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Get Started page

Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Get Started page

This a screen shot of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ "My Life Check® welcome page for the new online health assessment tool. It has graphics depicting exercise, eating right, not smoking and other risk factors like blood pressure and blood sugar testing.  The tagline is "Good Habits Build Better Health" and says "We've helped millions of people make healthier choices. The AHA is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping people like you live longer healthier lives". There's also a button to get started or sign in to the tool.  

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Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Heart Health Score page

This a screen shot of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ online Assessment Tool page that depicts the results of a person inputing their information and getting their Heart Health Score of 80.6 out of 100 noting improvement needed in physical activity, smoking cessation and blood pressure and cholesterol control. Also celebrates successes in eating better, weight control, reducing blood sugar and getting enough sleep.  

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Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Heart Health Score page

Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Heart Health Score page

This a screen shot of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ online Assessment Tool page that depicts the results of a person inputing their information and getting their Heart Health Score of 80.6 out of 100 noting improvement needed in physical activity, smoking cessation and blood pressure and cholesterol control. Also celebrates successes in eating better, weight control, reducing blood sugar and getting enough sleep.  

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Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Completion page

This American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ online Assessment Tool page is part of the My Life Check® assessment and says there are 18 simple questions that take approximately four minutes to complete. It says "Make sure your heart health score is current to most accurately reflect your health". On this examplem the profile has been completed and that the person has answered the questions on health behaviors, health factors and well-being sections and has accessed their heart health score.

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Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Completion page

Life's Essential 8™ Assessment Tool Completion page

This American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ online Assessment Tool page is part of the My Life Check® assessment and says there are 18 simple questions that take approximately four minutes to complete. It says "Make sure your heart health score is current to most accurately reflect your health". On this examplem the profile has been completed and that the person has answered the questions on health behaviors, health factors and well-being sections and has accessed their heart health score.

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American Heart Association Life’s Essential 8™ Logo

American Heart Association Heart and Torch logo and Life’s Essential 8™ text in red.

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American Heart Association Life’s Essential 8™ Logo

American Heart Association Life’s Essential 8™ Logo

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Mediterranean Diet foods

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Mediterranean Diet foods

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American Heart Association President Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., FAHA, who led the advisory writing group and is chair of the department of preventive medicine, the Eileen M. Foell Professor of Heart Research and professor of preventive medicine, medicine and pediatrics at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago explains Life’s Essential 8™. 

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