US trends in premature heart disease mortality over the past 50 years: Where do we go from here? ☆☆

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• Alternative Title:
  Trends Cardiovasc Med
• Personal Author:
  Ritchey, Matthew D. ; Wall, Hilary K. ; George, Mary G. ; Wright, Janet S.
• Description:
  Despite the premature heart disease mortality rate among adults aged 25-64 decreasing by 70% since 1968, the rate has remained stagnant from 2011 on and, in 2017, still accounted for almost 1-in-5 of all deaths among this age group. Moreover, these overall findings mask important differences and continued disparities observed by demographic characteristics and geography. For example, in 2017, rates were 134% higher among men compared to women and 87% higher among blacks compared to whites, and, while the greatest burden remained in the southeastern US, almost two-thirds of all US counties experienced increasing rates among adults aged 35-64 during 2010-2017. Continued high rates of uncontrolled blood pressure and increasing prevalence of diabetes and obesity pose obstacles for re-establishing a downward trajectory for premature heart disease mortality; however, proven public health and clinical interventions exist that can be used to address these conditions.
• Keywords:
  Adult Age Distribution Age Of Onset Female Heart Diseases Humans Male Middle Aged Mortality Premature Preventive Health Services Public Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Risk Reduction Behavior Sex Distribution Sex Factors Time Factors United States

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• Source:
  Trends Cardiovasc Med. 30(6):364-374
• Pubmed ID:
  31607635
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7098848
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fc5b19926cfb800d95350496e3c156cb630254beeddf6dcb372df362d1d884bb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/86185/cdc_86185_DS1.pdf
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