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Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Dropped From 1990 to 2019
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 – Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality declined from 1990 to 2019, although the decline is slowing among younger cohorts, according to a study published in the September...
Air Pollution Is Causing Rise in Deaths, Disability Worldwide
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 – The heart risks posed by air pollution have grown worldwide over the past three decades, a new study claims. The annual number of premature heart-related deaths and years...
U.S. Heart Disease Death Rates Have Fallen Sharply in Past 30 Years
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 – Fatal heart disease in the United States dropped about 4% a year between 1990 and 2019, but Americans need to quit smoking, drinking and overeating or those gains could be...
Study IDs Factors Explaining Inequity in CVD Mortality in Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 – Socioeconomic status and insurance explain a considerable proportion of the inequity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among Black versus White cancer survivors,...
AHA News: Warnings – And Hope – From New Heart Disease Treatment Guidelines
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – New guidelines detailing how to care for people with heart disease come with some easy-to-grasp warnings for patients. The chronic...
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 – In areas where Black Americans have been historically affected by discriminatory housing practices, there is higher heart failure risk, according to new research....
New Heart Implant Monitors, Treats -- and Then Dissolves Away
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 – An experimental implant now under development could serve as a temporary monitor and pacemaker for ailing heart patients – then dissolve away when it’s no longer needed. The s...
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