Background The burden of cardiovascular events in Africa is projected to rise significantly in the coming decade, placing ...

Ninety-one percent of all heart disease deaths were ischemic in 1970, decreasing to 53% in 2022. HealthDay News — From 1970 to 2022, there was a decrease in heart disease mortality overall, but ...

US Sees 90 Percent Drop In Heart Attack Deaths Over Last 50 Years But other kinds of heart disease are presenting a growing problem.

In addition to the 89% decrease in heart attack deaths, the heart disease death rates overall dropped 66% during the study time period.

Heart attack deaths have dropped sharply in the past 50 years, but fatalities from other types of cardiovascular disease are climbing fast.

The number of deaths attributable to heart disease, particularly acute myocardial infarction and ischemic heart disease, has declined significantly in the United States over the past 50 years or so, ...

While heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for over a century, the past 50 years have seen a substantial decrease (66%) in overall age-adjusted heart disease death rates ...

New data highlight a substantial decline in overall heart disease death rates during the past 50 years, along with a shift in the types of heart disease people are dying from most often.&ldquo ...

Your chance of dying from a heart attack has dropped dramatically, but other deadly heart conditions are on the rise, a new study found.

Still, the majority of heart disease deaths are clearly no longer due to heart attacks. “It is going to be important that we focus on these other rising causes of mortality,” says King.

The evidence is stacking up that the drug is associated with a greater likelihood of heart problems.