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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Heart Disease Still Leading Cause of Death in U.S., Report Finds
Caption: Heart Disease Still Leading Cause of Death in U.S., Report Finds. A new report from the American Heart Association (AHA) confirms that heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. The study, published in the journal Circulation, found that 941,652 Americans died from cardiovascular disease in 2022, up by 10,000 deaths from the previous year. According to the report, one person dies of cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds, amounting to nearly 2,500 deaths per day in the U.S. Cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula noted that heart disease kills more Americans than cancer and accidents combined, calling the statistics “sobering." The report also highlighted racial disparities, showing that Black Americans have the highest prevalence of cardiovascular disease, with 59% of Black women and 58.9% of Black men affected. Several risk factors for heart disease continue to rise, with nearly 47% of American adults diagnosed with high blood pressure and 57% with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Obesity rates are at record highs, with 72% of U.S. adults classified as overweight and 42% diagnosed with obesity, both major contributors to heart disease. In an editorial accompanying the report, Dr. Dhruv Kazi of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center warned that hypertension, obesity, and diabetes will continue rising, affecting millions more by 2050. While cardiovascular-related deaths surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall trend has plateaued, though kidney disease-related deaths increased by 1.5% during the same period. Experts emphasize that 80% of cardiovascular disease cases are preventable through diet, exercise, quitting smoking, stress management, and adequate sleep. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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