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Heart disease and stroke could affect at least 60% of adults ...
Jun 4, 2024 · At least 6 in 10 adults in an older, more diverse U.S. population could be affected by cardiovascular disease within the next 30 years, according to two new science reports.
To curb high rates of heart disease and stroke, experts urge …
Jan 24, 2024 · High blood pressure, obesity and other risk factors continue to contribute to high rates of heart disease and stroke worldwide, including in the U.S. where annual deaths from cardiovascular disease are approaching 1 million.
Century of progress sets stage for future scientific advances in ...
Feb 12, 2024 · As heart disease and stroke remain the top causes of death worldwide, the solutions to challenges of the next century must combine lessons of the past with innovations of the future, according to The American Heart Association at 100: A Century of Scientific Progress and the Future of Cardiovascular Science - A Presidential Advisory, published ...
Cardiovascular deaths saw steep rise in U.S. during first ...
Jan 25, 2023 · Cardiovascular disease-related deaths jumped from 874,613 in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, the largest single-year increase since 2015, according to the 2023 update to AHA's heart disease and stroke statistics, which was published Wednesday in Circulation.
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Nov 8, 2024 · Extreme heat may increase risk of irregular heartbeat in people with implanted defibrillators. Nov 11, 2024. New research suggests people with implanted defibrillators may face double or triple the risk for atrial fibrillation when temperatures spike over 100 degrees.
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High blood pressure redefined for first time in 14 years: 130 is the new high. People who vape had worrisome changes in cardiovascular function, even as young adults. More than half of U.S. adults don’t know heart disease is leading cause of death, despite 100-year reign. More: National News Local News.
New technologies and medications that can prevent ...
DALLAS, Dec. 19, 2023 — Technologies that less invasively restore blood flow to blocked or narrowed arteries; a medicine that outsmarts high blood pressure’s development; and new evidence that diabetes drugs may offer heart health benefits to people that don’t have diabetes are among the news-making scientific research developments in the ...
People whose bodies age faster may benefit most from good …
May 29, 2024 · Maintaining good cardiovascular health may affect a key process in how cells age, allowing people who are genetically predisposed to faster aging to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease and death, new research suggests.
Recent scientific studies offer insight into heart and stroke health
Nov 28, 2023 · The American Heart Association summarizes new, key findings from its annual scientific meetings that could help people with cardiovascular disease