Association of Life’s Essential 8 With Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among Individuals With Depression: A Prospective Study

Depression is an increasing illness worldwide that severely diminishes the quality of life. The study sought to elucidate the association of the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 (LE8) metrics with the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among depression participants and further quantify the related theoretical reduction of long-term CVD burden.