Since 1970, heart attack deaths have fallen almost 90 per cent in the US, though deaths from chronic heart conditions have ...

In 1970, ischemic heart disease—mostly heart attacks—accounted for 91% of heart-related deaths. Today, that number has fallen ...

While heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for over a century, the past 50 years have seen a ...

Acute MI mortality has fallen, yet deaths from other diseases, including heart failure and hypertension, are on the rise.

New data highlight a substantial decline in overall heart disease death rates during the past 50 years, along with a shift in ...

When most people think of heart disease, they think of high cholesterol. And while cholesterol is an important piece of the ...

Death rates from high blood pressure, arrhythmias and heart failure have risen sharply since 1970, new research shows.