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Population shifts, risk factors may triple U.S. cardiovascular disease costs by 2050

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) conditions are likely to triple by 2050, according to recent projections. At least 6 in 10 U.S.

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Population shifts, risk factors may triple U.S. cardiovascular disease costs by 2050

American Heart News - Heart News

ET Tuesday, June 4, 2024 DALLAS, June 4, 2024 — Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to. Embargoed until 4 a.m.

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Forecasting the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050—Prevalence of Risk Factors and Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

Circulation

We projected through 2050, overall and by age and race and ethnicity, accounting for changes in disease prevalence and demographics.RESULTS:We estimate that among adults, prevalence of hypertension will increase from 51.2% to 26.8%) and obesity (43.1% Prevalences of coronary disease (7.8% in 2020 to 61.0% Diabetes (16.3%

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Emerging role of incretin-based therapy as first-line antihypertensives in obesity

Heart BMJ

Obesity is a major global health issue and a leading cause of premature death. The prevalence of obesity has been rising faster than most other known modifiable risk factors. In a Global Burden of Disease analysis, the prevalence of obesity was found to have doubled in more than 70 countries from 1980 to 2013.

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SELECTing Treatments for Cardiovascular Disease — Obesity in the Spotlight

The New England Journal of Medicine

Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions, affecting more than 70% of the U.S. 1 In addition to numerous health consequences, obesity contributes to cardiovascular disease indirectly through the development of risk factors and directly through various biologic mechanisms.2

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Effects of dietary interventions and intermittent fasting on HDL function in obese individuals with T2DM: a randomized controlled trial

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Cardiovascular disease represents a significant risk factor for mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is believed to play a crucial role in maintaining c.

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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease landscape in Singapore

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for over one-third of all deaths in Singapore. Furthermore, other major risk factors, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, elevated low-density lipoprotein levels, and obesity, are steadily rising. billion USD (11.5 billion SGD).