BACKGROUND: Fontan circulatory failure (FCF) is a chronic state in palliated single ventricle heart disease with high morbidity and mortality rates, including heart failure, multisystem end-organ ...

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

A new study has found that people from non-white ethnic backgrounds in England and Wales continued to be disproportionately impacted by severe outcomes after COVID-19 such as cardiovascular disease.

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 ...

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

In 1970, ischemic heart disease—mostly heart attacks—accounted for 91% of heart-related deaths. Today, that number has fallen ...

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, ...

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 ...