AN EXTENSION OF TAMPA CARDIOVASCULAR ASSOCIATES

Complex risk.
A clearer plan.

Comprehensive Cardiovascular
Optimization Program

Cardiometabolic & cardiovascular risk reduction

Physician-led care for adults whose heart risk is tied to blood sugar, weight, cholesterol, and blood pressure, brought together in one coordinated plan.

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YOUR CARE TEAM

Every member begins with a consultation with Dr. Bloom.

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Only 6.8% of U.S. adults have optimal cardiometabolic health.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2022

The heart, blood sugar, weight, kidneys, and liver work together. When one is out of balance, it can affect the others and raise your risk over time.

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Select a system to update the explanation. Use Tab to reach each system, Enter or Space to select, or the arrow keys to move between systems. Highlighted arrows show relationships and shared risks.

ONE CONNECTED YOU

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How it connects

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About this illustration and its sources

An independent educational illustration, not an official World Health Organization (WHO) or American Heart Association (AHA) diagram. The five topics help explain connected health; they are not the AHA's cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic stages. Illustrations are simplified and not to scale. Arrows show relationships and shared risks, not a diagnosis or a sequence every person will experience.

Sources checked October 2026. General education only; your physician can help interpret your own risks.

The five topics are heart and vessels, weight and visceral fat, blood sugar and insulin, liver, and kidneys. They influence one another, and high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat, and abnormal cholesterol are shared risk factors.

How they connect, and why it matters

WHAT THE RESEARCH SHOWS

More years.
And better ones.

Large studies point in the same direction: when blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and weight are kept in a healthy range, people tend to live longer. They also spend more of those years free of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

LONGER LIFE

14.5 years

Women14.5

Men11.8

Longer life for women who reached age 50 without five common risk factors, compared with women who had all five. For men: 11.8 years.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2025 · 2 million adults in 39 countries

MORE HEALTHY YEARS

10.7 years

Women10.7

Men7.6

More years free of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer for women with four or five healthy habits at age 50, compared with women who had none. For men: 7.6 years.

BMJ, 2020 · 111,000 adults followed for up to 34 years

BETTER FUNCTION

48%

Lower risk of losing the ability to walk and move easily, with a weight-loss and exercise program, in adults with type 2 diabetes and extra weight.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2012 · randomized trial

CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE

These findings come from large population studies and randomized trials, not from a single clinic. They are why the program treats cardiometabolic health as one system, measures it carefully, and follows it over time. Results vary from person to person, and your cardiologist will explain what the evidence means for you.

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