Medical Xpress January 12, 2026
Through its commitment to a data-driven approach to improving cardiovascular health, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology published the first JACC Cardiovascular Statistics report. This comprehensive analysis examines five major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors—hypertension, diabetes, obesity, LDL-cholesterol and cigarette smoking—and the five conditions that collectively account for most CVD deaths and disability in America: coronary heart disease (CHD), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF), peripheral artery disease (PAD) and stroke.
“JACC Cardiovascular Statistics 2026 reflects one of JACC’s most important responsibilities: to help our community see clearly where we stand,” said Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a lead author of the...
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