STAT January 12, 2026
‘You can’t treat your way out of a prevention problem,’ says author of major new cardiology report
Where do we stand on cardiovascular health in America?
In the first of what the Journal of the American College of Cardiology promises will be annual editions, a new analysis drawn from nationally representative surveys, administrative claims, clinical registries, and vital statistics paints a picture of disease burden, quality of care, and mortality trends.
For each of the five risk factors and five conditions, there are wins, losses, and status quo.
Half of Americans still have high blood pressure, unchanged from 2009 to 2023. Both diabetes prevalence and deaths are growing, particularly among younger adults and people of low income. More than...
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