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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. The 2025 AHA Statistical Update is the product of a full years worth of effort in 2024 by dedicated volunteer clinicians and scientists, committed government professionals, and AHA staff members.

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You Have High Cholesterol & Don't Know What To Do About It.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The 2025 American Heart Association statistics were published recently, and heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the US and globally 1. The Consequences of High Cholesterol Why high cholesterol is more than just a number—it’s a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Circulation. 2025 Jan 27.

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Abstract WP167: Posterior Circulation Stroke is Associated with Increased Risk of Misdiagnosis as Compared to Anterior Circulation Stroke in a Multistate Cohort

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP167-AWP167, February 1, 2025. Background:Small studies have found that patients presenting with posterior circulation ischemic strokes are more likely than patients with anterior circulation strokes to suffer a missed or delayed diagnosis in the ED.

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Researchers Link Infant Heart Defects, Childhood Cancer

DAIC

tim.hodson Mon, 03/17/2025 - 14:56 March 17, 2025 Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Associations flagship journal Circulation. are forms of congenital heart defects (CHD). In the U.S.,

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Trial Results: Low-Dose Colchicine HelpsTreat Cardiovascular Disease

DAIC

tim.hodson Mon, 03/31/2025 - 10:26 March 31, 2025 AGEPHA Pharma USA, LLC, has released clinical data that provides new information about how low-dose colchicine, 0.5 mg can prevent heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients with established cardiovascular disease. These new data reinforce the use of LODOCO(colchicine, 0.5

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Abstract TMP82: First line aspiration versus stent retriever for posterior circulation stroke; A meta-analysis

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP82-ATMP82, February 1, 2025. Introduction:Aspiration and stent retriever thrombectomy are the primary approaches for endovascular management of posterior circulation stroke. However, the optimal first-line choice of surgical technique remains unclear.

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The $400B burden of heart disease, stroke: 15 notes

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Heart disease and stroke remained the leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2022, outpacing the number of combined deaths from cancer and accidental deaths, according to the American Heart Associations 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics report, published Jan. 27 in Circulation.