US EditionNearly 90% of US Adults Show Signs of Heart-Related Syndrome, Study Finds
Nearly 90% of U.S. adults show signs of CKM syndrome, with over 80% of those under 50 affected, raising risks of heart attacks, strokes, and premature death, AHA reports.
- New to this year's report is the American Heart Association's chapter on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which estimates nearly 90% of U.S. adults have at least one CKM component.
- Research shows rising hypertension and diabetes are feeding CKM risk in recent years, while blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and kidney function interact and polluted air compounds heart risk.
- Over eight in 10 adults under 50 display red flags, as stroke deaths among ages 25 and 34 increased 8.3%, Dr. Sadiya S. Khan said, 'These numbers should ring alarm bells, particularly among young adults, because that's a snapshot into our future.'
- Adopting Life's Essential 8 targets could reduce preventable deaths, experts say, as the AHA promotes this eight-component strategy and notes it could prevent up to 40% of annual deaths.
- Experts warn uneven age-group impacts and rising childhood markers may increase future burden, as the AHA reports improvements in life expectancy but rising high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity among children and adolescents ages 2 to 19.
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