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Rising Risk Factors: Heart disease remains leading cause of death
- The American Heart Association's 2025 update reports that heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., driven by rising risk factors like high blood pressure and obesity.
- This trend follows increases in hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, which vary by race and sex, with Black women having the highest rates of high blood pressure and obesity.
- Researchers analyzed blood samples from over 2,800 people worldwide, finding that chronic inflammation markers linked to aging present differently in traditional communities like the Tsimane and Orang Asli.
- Dr. Oksana Drabkina explains that most dietary salt comes from processed foods, recommending cooking at home and reading labels to reduce intake, since only about 20% of salt comes from added salt.
- These findings suggest that chronic inflammation and cardiovascular risks may stem from modern lifestyles, implying that tailored interventions could be necessary for different populations.
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Cardiovascular diseases continue among the main causes of death in the country and have increased in their most complex forms, according to specialists during the 55th National Congress of the Venezuelan Society of Cardiology (SVC), held in Caracas. Iván Mendoza, cardiologist and member of the SVC, pointed out that 450 % deaths from arrhythmia, from heart failure 145 % and from hypertensive heart disease 100 % increased. The event also presented…
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