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The AHA discusses some of the ways in which COVID-19 impacted cardiovascular health throughout the pandemic.

New data from the American Heart Association highlights the major impact COVID-19 had on cardiovascular health and death rates during the first year of the pandemic.

The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the U.S. escalated during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020.

The same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising global prevalence of brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -; 2022 Update, published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

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Report Highlights: While heart disease remains the #1 cause of death worldwide, authors of the American Heart Association’s Heart Disease and Stroke

On December 23, ATF launched a new system for applicants to complete various forms that ATF is responsible for administrating.