Jan 10, 2024 · What is heart disease? The American Heart Association explains the various types of heart disease, also called coronary artery disease and coronary heart disease.

Jan 27, 2025 · • In 2022 in the United States, coronary heart disease (CHD) was the leading cause of deaths (39.5%) attributable to CVD in the United States, followed by stroke (17.6%), other CVD (17.0%), hypertensive diseases (14.0%), heart failure (9.3%), and diseases of …

Jan 27, 2025 · In a 2023 presidential advisory and scientific statement, the American Heart Association recognized cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome as a health disorder due to the risk factor connections among heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and obesity leading to poor health outcomes.

Nov 10, 2023 · The American Heart Association PREVENT TM (Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs) risk calculator estimates heart attack, stroke and heart failure risk. The calculator helps incorporate cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic or …

Jan 10, 2024 · However, coronary heart disease, or CHD, is actually a result of coronary artery disease, or CAD. With CAD, plaque first grows within the walls of the coronary arteries until the blood flow to the heart’s muscle is limited, which prevents …

Sep 23, 2024 · The American Heart Association explains how to help prevent heart disease in your 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's and beyond. Here's how! Preventing heart disease (and all cardiovascular diseases) means making smart choices now that.

Apr 2, 2024 · The American Heart Association considers diabetes one of the major controllable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In fact, people living with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop and die from cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks , strokes and heart failure , than people who don’t have diabetes.

Mar 14, 2019 · A healthy lifestyle will help you avoid cardiovascular disease, heart attack and stroke. A few simple lifestyle changes can help you live longer and stay healthier as you age.

Jan 10, 2024 · Cardiovascular disease kills more adults in the U.S. each year than any other disease. But you can boost your heart smarts by separating fact from fiction. Let’s set the record straight on some common myths.

Feb 12, 2024 · The new scientific statement highlights heart disease as the leading cause of death for women and emerging evidence that has identified several gender-specific risk factors for heart disease in women, including complications during pregnancy and premature menopause.