Deaths From Heart Attacks Are Way Down. Here's What's Killing Us Instead

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

Heart disease deaths fell by 66% in 50 years, yet arrhythmia and heart failure rates are rising. Learn about the shifting trends in heart health.

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

Heart disease deaths are down overall since the 1970s, a decline spurned by a 90% drop in heart attack fatalities, new research shows. But heart disease remains the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, and other types of heart disease deaths have surged.

Deaths from heart attacks and heart disease are down

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - Deaths from heart attacks and overall heart disease in the U.S. have dropped significantly over the past 50 years, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal of the American Heart Association. It indicates overall heart disease death rates dropped 66% in U.S. adults age 25 and older, and deaths from heart attacks dropped by nearly 90%. The study analyzed government data on heart disease deaths between 1970 and…

Heart disease deaths declined in past 50 years, especially from heart attacks

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.“Over the last 50 years, deaths from myocardial infarction have dropped nearly 90% and overall ischemic heart disease mortality has declined 80%, thanks to lifesaving therapies, procedural interventions,

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

New research published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association indicated there has been a drop in heart disease-related deaths over the last 50 years, but it remains a leading cause of death throughout the U.S.According to the American Heart Association, when adjusted for age, deaths attributed to heart attacks dropped a whopping 90% in the last 50 years in the U.S., while deaths caused by heart disease fell by about 66%.In 19…

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

Since 1970, heart attack deaths have fallen almost 90 per cent in the US, though deaths from chronic heart conditions have significantly risen