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Heart Failure Mortality Rates Surge to Highest Levels in 20 Years

More people are dying of heart failure, completely reversing long-standing declines in mortality rates.
Heart Failure Mortality Rates Surge to Highest Levels in 20 Years
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Megan Redshaw
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An unprecedented number of people are dying from heart failure, completely reversing long-standing declines in cardiovascular mortality rates observed just two decades ago.

A cohort study published on April 24 in JAMA Cardiology using U.S. death certificate data showed deaths related to heart failure decreased from 1999 to 2012, plateaued, and then steadily rose from 2012 to 2021, with an acceleration observed from 2020 to 2021.
Megan Redshaw
Megan Redshaw
J.D.
Megan Redshaw is an attorney and investigative journalist with a background in political science. She is also a traditional naturopath with additional certifications in nutrition and exercise science.