The Claim

Among individuals with depression, suboptimal blood pressure control is the leading contributor to all types of cardiovascular disease, accounting for the largest share of preventable cardiovascular events.

Source: Association between Life's essential 8 and incident cardiovascular disease among individuals with depression: a prospective study.

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

If you have depression, having high or poorly controlled blood pressure is the biggest reason you might have a heart problem or stroke—and if you fixed your blood pressure, you could prevent the most of these issues.

See the scientific wording

Among individuals with depression, suboptimal blood pressure control is the leading contributor to all types of cardiovascular disease, accounting for the largest share of preventable events.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Association between Life's essential 8 and incident cardiovascular disease among individuals with depression: a prospective study.

    This study found that among people with depression, having high blood pressure was the biggest reason they had heart problems — even bigger than poor diet or lack of exercise — which matches the claim exactly.

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