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American Heart Association Journals

Heart Disease Mortality in the United States, 1970 to 2022

Yesterday

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Video Report reveals rise in heart failure and arrhythmias

59 minutes ago

Heart attacks are no longer the leading cause of death in the US

Yesterday

By Grace Wade

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Why is heart disease the leading cause of death?

Even with this progress, heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the US in 2022. Why? Because deaths from other heart conditions are going up. These are not sudden like heart attacks, but chronic illnesses that build up over time, as per the report by New Scientist.

Heart attacks drop 90% since 1970 — so what’s now the leading cause of death in America?

The Economic Times

What is the leading cause of death in the US?

The top three leading causes of death in the United States are now: Heart disease. Cancer. Preventable Injury.

All Leading Causes of Death (2023)

National Safety Council

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Fewer people are dying of heart attacks — but these 3 deadly conditions are on the rise

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By McKenzie Beard

Mortalities From America's Top Cause of Death Have Dropped 66 Percent—Study

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By Mandy Taheri

Heart attack mortality rate significantly drops in US; Three other heart conditions are killing Americans

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Heart Disease Deaths Decline Over Last 50 Years, but Not Across the Board

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By Michael O'Riordan

American Hospital Association

Study finds steep drop in heart disease death rates

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Warning over fatal 'old people' disease that's rising in under 50s

Yesterday

By Emily Stearn

Heart disease death rates drop over the past four decades

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Still top cause of death, the types of heart disease people are dying from is changing

Yesterday

More people survive heart attacks but face ongoing cardiac risks

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Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here’s what’s killing us instead

20 hours ago

By Partha Nandi

Heart disease landscape changes: Fewer heart attacks, but more deaths from failure and arrhythmias

Yesterday

Heart disease kills differently now than five decades ago

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By Sanjana Gajbhiye

Shift in Heart Disease Deaths Highlights Advances and Emerging Challenges

Yesterday

Study reveals 90% drop in heart attack deaths over 50 years

19 hours ago

By Justin Boggs

bodyandsoul.com.au

Deaths from heart attacks have decreased – here’s what to look out for instead

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By Sarah Mitchell

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Fewer Americans are dying of heart attacks, but other heart disease fatalities have surged

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ScienceBlog.com

Heart Disease Deaths Drop 66%, But Types Are Shifting

22 hours ago

Deaths from heart attacks and heart disease are down

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By DILLON. FUHRMAN

US Sees 90 Percent Drop In Heart Attack Deaths Over Last 50 Years

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By Holly Large

Heart attack deaths drop sharply in US, but rise in other deadly heart conditions alarms experts

10 hours ago

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here’s what’s killing us instead

16 hours ago

By Sandee LaMotte

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here's what's killing us instead

20 hours ago

By Sandee LaMotte

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here's what's killing us instead

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By Sandee LaMotte

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here's what's killing us instead

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By Sandee LaMotte

Good Morning America

Report reveals rise in heart failure and arrhythmias

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By Kelly McCarthy

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here's what's killing us instead

20 hours ago

By Sandee LaMotte

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here's what's killing us instead

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By Sandee LaMotte

Study reveals 90% drop in heart attack deaths over 50 years

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Deaths from Heart Attacks Are Way Down. Here’s What’s Killing Us Instead

19 hours ago

By Sandee LaMotte

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here's what's killing us instead

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By Sandee LaMotte

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here's what's killing us instead

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By Sandee LaMotte

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here's what's killing us instead

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Technology Networks

Fewer Americans Die From Heart Attacks, But More Succumb to Heart Disease

22 hours ago

Deaths from heart attacks are down, but other cardiac problems are up

Yesterday

By Sandee LaMotte

Stanford Medicine

As fewer Americans die from heart attacks, more succumb to chronic heart disease

Yesterday

By Nina Bai

Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here’s what’s killing us instead

Yesterday

By Sandee LaMotte

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