African Americans and Heart Disease.doi:10.1093/hsw/hlx033PatriciaGuy-WallsJodyGLongOxfordHealth & Social Work
The American Heart Association justreleasedits 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update report with some critically important stats. It mentions that heart-related diseases, which are on an upward trajectory across the globe, are the leading cause of death in the U.S. The f...
heart disease which accounts for 23.9 % of all deaths in theUnited Statesand heart disease is the nation's leading cause of death among Hispanic adults. In 2015, approximately 85.6 million or more which is greater than 1 in 3 adults in the United States are diagnosed with at least one ...
Heart disease is theleading cause of deathin the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and could become even more common in the future. A2024 reportfrom the American Heart Association (AHA) projects that by 2050, more than 6 in 10 adults (61%)...
“Preeclampsia has been linked to an elevated risk of heart disease and stroke. These patients can develop heart disease 10 years earlier than their peers so we know we need to be watching for it, which is why postpartum care for this disorder and others is so...
Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans, but it kills more women than men. The American Heart Association says heart disease and other (心血管的) (36) kill about 500,000 women a year. That is more than the next seven causes of death (37) . In general, women are less likely...
New research indicates that 15 million Americans are at an increased risk for heart failure, with 4.3 million unrecognized by other heart disease assessments. This study underscores the necessity of targeted preventive measures like controlling hypertension and managing weight. ...
Since February 2020, COVID-19 has been listed as the underlying cause of death on at least 90 percent of those death certificates, according to the CDC. COVID quickly became the third-biggest killer of Americans, behind only heart disease and cancer, the CDC says.COVID has caused mental ...
Urging Americans to take responsibility for their health, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson on Tuesday launched a 15 million program to try to encourage communities to do more to prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes(糖尿病)....
Abuelezam, who studies health inequities, including those that impact Arab Americans, pointed to her research that shows a higher rate of diabetes, heart disease and obesity are more prevalent in Arab populations than they are in White populations. Those underlying condit...