Tag Archives: heart disease
Heart Disease Mortality Declines
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 24th July 2025Heart Disease Mortality in the United States, 1970 to 2022 is a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “From 1970 to 2022, overall age‐adjusted heart disease mortality decreased by 66% from 1970 to 2022 (from 761 to 258 per 100 000). In 1970, 91% of all heart disease deaths were ischemic, declining…
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LDL Cholesterol in China
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 23rd July 2024Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Mortality in China is a study published in the JAMA Open Network. It is remarkable for the number of subjects studied – 3, 789, 025 participants! They were categorized into low-risk, primary prevention, and secondary prevention cohorts based on their medical history and ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease) risk. The primary…
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The Obesity Paradox
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 24th February 2010A paper in the February Mayo Clinic Proceeding gives food for thought: Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in 12,417 Male Veterans Aged 40 to 70 Years. Everyone is aware of the negative health consequences of obesity. Less familiar is the consistent inverse correlation (the so-called obesity paradox) between mortality and body mass index (BMI) among…
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