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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Erin Keller

Heart attack deaths plummet 90% in 50 years – but three other conditions are surging, study warns

A new study shows heart attack deaths in the US have dropped nearly 90 percent over 50 years - but other heart conditions are on the rise.

Published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine analyzed age-adjusted heart disease death rates among adults 25 and older from 1970 to 2022.

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