Vital sign mandate

AHA vital-sign mandate for cardiorespiratory fitness.

AHA Scientific Statement · Circulation 2016

The only major risk factor not routinely measured.

“Mounting evidence over the past three decades has firmly established that low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality… CRF is currently the only major risk factor not routinely assessed in clinical practice.”
Ross R, Blair SN, Arena R, et al. · Circulation 2016;134:e653–e699
CRF independently predicts
Cardiovascular disease
All-cause mortality
Breast cancer mortality
Colon & digestive cancers
Read the AHA statement ↗