Heart disease #1 cause of death rank likely to be impacted by COVID-19 for years to come
E-Mail DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2021 -- Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the American Heart Associations Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -- 2021 Update, published today in the Associations flagship journal Circulation, and experts warn that the broad influence of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely continue to extend that ranking for years to come. Globally, nearly 18.6 million people died of cardiovascular disease in 2019, the latest year for which worldwid...
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