Severe Heart Attacks Are Becoming Deadlier for Younger Americans, Study Finds

The death rate of severe heart attacks has risen over the past decade among Americans under 55, new research shows.
Yahoo

Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack— doesn’t benefit the vast ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Heart attack deaths drop 89% as other heart disease death rates surge: 5 things to know

The U.S. heart attack mortality rate has dropped by 89% in the past 50 years, according to data published June 25 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. At the same time, death rates from ...
EurekAlert!

Still top cause of death, the types of heart disease people are dying from is changing

Over the past 50 years, overall heart disease death rates have dropped by 66% and deaths from heart attacks have declined by nearly 90%. The types of heart disease people are dying from most often ...
Healio

Heart disease remains leading cause of death, despite declining overall mortality

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death despite falling all-cause death. The prevalence of ...

Which US states exercise the most (and least) — and what data shows it’s done to their heart health

Fittingly, the study showed that VO2 max scores were higher in more active states: DC (37.4 mL/kg/min), California (36.4 ...
CNN

Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say

A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack— doesn’t benefit the vast majority of patients and may contribute to a higher risk of ...