LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH

Heart disease is America’s deadliest epidemic, kills more people than cancer and accidents combined

Published in the AHA’s journal Circulation, the report highlights a grim reality—941,652 Americans lost their lives to heart-related conditions in 2022, a rise of over 10,000 deaths from the previous year. While the age-adjusted mortality rate showed a slight decline, experts warn that the overall burden of cardiovascular disease remains alarmingly high.