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   Heart attacks are no longer the leading cause of death in the US   
      
   Deaths from heart attacks have plummeted in the US over the past 50   
   years, whereas deaths from chronic heart conditions have skyrocketed,   
   probably due to people living longer.   
   ...   
   ...   
   They found that in 2022, heart disease accounted for 24 per cent of   
   all deaths in the US, down from 41 per cent in 1970. The decline is   
   largely thanks to an almost 90 per cent decrease in heart attack   
   deaths, which were once the deadliest form of heart disease.   
      
   "Incredible progress has been made to reduce deaths from heart attacks   
   over the last 50 years," says King. This includes new therapies such   
   as heart stents, coronary artery bypass surgery and   
   cholesterol-lowering medications. Public health measures, such as   
   bystander CPR training and efforts to lower smoking rates, have also   
   probably helped, says King.   
      
   Even so, heart disease remains the country's top killer, mainly   
   because deaths from other types of heart disease - mostly chronic   
   conditions - have increased 81 per cent over the same period. For   
   instance, fatalities from heart failure, arrhythmia and hypertensive   
   heart disease have risen 146 per cent, 106 per cent and 450 per cent,   
   respectively.   
      
   https://www.newscientist.com/article/2485759-heart-attacks-are-n   
   -longer-the-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us/   
      
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