Cardiovascular disease has overtaken cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the United States, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association published Tuesday in the journal Circulation.
The statement finds that heart and stroke problems often appear earlier in Hispanic adults. On average, Hispanic adults are diagnosed with heart failure about 8 to 9 years younger than white adults and have a first stroke about 6 to 8 years younger, at about age 67 compared with 73 to 75.
