Almost half of Americans have heart disease, a significant increase over prior years largely because of a newly expanded definition of high blood pressure, the American Heart Association said Thursday.
The report in the journal Circulation found that 121.5 million adults in the United States in 2016 “have some type of cardiovascular disease.”
Almost half of Americans have heart disease, a significant increase over prior years largely because of a newly expanded definition of high blood pressure, the American Heart Association said Thursday.
The report in the journal Circulation found that 121.5 million adults in the United States in 2016 “have some type of cardiovascular disease.”
