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A new study reveals a 66% decrease in overall heart disease death rates among American adults aged 25+ over the past five decades, with heart attack deaths dropping nearly 90%. However, deaths from other heart diseases like arrhythmia, heart failure, and hypertensive heart disease increased by 81%. This rise is linked to increased obesity, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. Experts emphasize the need for preventative measures to maintain heart health, highlighting that while heart attack mortality has decreased, the risk of disability remains significant.

Prepared by Olivia Bennett and reviewed by editorial team.