The number of people dying of cardiovascular disease (CVD) during the COVID-19 pandemic rose from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020. The rise in the number of CVD deaths in 2020 represents the largest single-year increase since 2015 and topped the previous high of 910,000 recorded in 2003, according to the… Continue reading Heart Disease Deaths in The COVID Era
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Heart Disease And The Risk of Falls
A new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement addresses ways to prevent falls among adults with cardiovascular disease. The statement was published on May 19, 2022, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an AHA journal. The highlights of the statement, as published in an AHA news release, including the following: *Falls and fear of… Continue reading Heart Disease And The Risk of Falls