Rutgers: Fatal Heart Disease Has Plummeted Since 1990, But Progress Has Stalled
August 04, 2023
August 04, 2023
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 4 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
After decades of decline, fatal coronary heart disease may rise again unless Americans modify three major risk factors: smoking, drinking, and obesity.
A Rutgers study just published in American Heart Journal found that deaths from coronary heart disease among people ages 25 to 84 dropped to 236,953 in 2019 from 397,623 in 1990, even though Americans' median age increased to 38 from 33 ov . . .
After decades of decline, fatal coronary heart disease may rise again unless Americans modify three major risk factors: smoking, drinking, and obesity.
A Rutgers study just published in American Heart Journal found that deaths from coronary heart disease among people ages 25 to 84 dropped to 236,953 in 2019 from 397,623 in 1990, even though Americans' median age increased to 38 from 33 ov . . .