- About 17.9 million around the world died in 2019 from cardiovascular disease, with 85% of those deaths attributed to stroke and heart attack.
- While non-modifiable factors such as family history can affect a person’s risk of developing heart conditions. There are also modifiable risk factors, including smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, and obesity.
- Researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark have found people without known cardiovascular disease that have undetected…
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