From 1970 to 2022, there was a decrease in heart disease mortality overall, but an increase in mortality from other heart conditions.

While medical advances have helped people live longer with cardiovascular diseases, many of the risk factors that lead to these diseases continue to grow. Fueled by ongoing increases in high blood ...

Background Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) has good modern results, but large multicentre longitudinal data on outcomes, especially hospital resource utilisation through childhood and adolescence, are ...

Decreases seen in mortality for acute MI, ischemic heart disease, while increases seen for mortality from other heart disease subtypes ...

In the article by Martin et al, “2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association,” which published ahead of print on January 27, 2025, and ...

Article citations More>> American Heart Association (2010) Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: Our Guide to Current Statistics and the Supplement to Our Heart and Stroke Facts. 2008 Update ...

CAD is the leading cause of death from cardiovascular disease, accounting for roughly 80% of all cardiovascular deaths. In 2022, 371,506 deaths in the United States were directly attributed to CAD.

Over time, regurgitation or stenosis leads to changes in the heart’s structure, like thickening or dilation of the heart’s walls. Valvular heart disease can ultimately lead to heart failure, ...

U.S. drug deaths plunged in 2024, according to federal data published Wednesday, offering hope that public health measures are paying off even as the toll remains high. Though there doesn’t seem ...

The claim The authors claim that in 2018 about 356,000 people, aged 55-64, died from heart disease caused by DEHP, one of many plastic-softening chemicals that belong to the class of organic chemicals ...

Chemicals found in plastics have been linked to a multitude of health risks — and now heart disease deaths has been added to the list. NYU Langone researchers and other doctors discuss the risks.

A new study suggests that 350,000 heart-related deaths may be due in part to exposure to high levels of phthalates – chemicals used to soften plastic. But read more to learn about this study's ...