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Health Literacy and Cardiovascular Disease: Fundamental Relevance to Primary and Secondary Prevention: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
health literacy degree individuals able access process basic health information services thereby participate healthrelated decisions limited health literacy highly prevalent united states strongly associated patient morbidity mortality healthcare use costs objectives american heart association scientific statement 1 summarize relevance health literacy cardiovascular health 2 present adverse associations health literacy cardiovascular risk factors conditions treatments 3 suggest strategies address barriers imposed limited health literacy management prevention cardiovascular disease 4 demonstrate contributions health literacy health disparities given association social determinants health 5 propose future directions health literacy integrated american heart associations mandate advance cardiovascular treatment research thereby improving patient care public health inadequate health literacy barrier american heart association meeting 2020 impact goals statement articulates rationale anticipate address adverse cardiovascular effects associated health literacy