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The rates of hospitalizations and deaths from heart disease and stroke in the U.S. have declined dramatically in the past two decades, a new study has found.
Researchers looked at the medical records of nearly 34 million people ages 65 or older who had been hospitalized for various conditions between 1999 and 2011, and found that the rate of hospitalization for heart attack, heart failure and stroke declined by about 30 to 40 percent over this time. This decline was more rapid than what was seen in other conditions.
Similarly, hospitalization rates for a heart condition called unstable angina — which is usually caused by blocked arteries that reduce blood flow to the heart, and can lead to a heart attack — dropped by 83 percent.
Read more http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/...eed:+foxnews/health+(Internal+-+Health+-+Text)
Researchers looked at the medical records of nearly 34 million people ages 65 or older who had been hospitalized for various conditions between 1999 and 2011, and found that the rate of hospitalization for heart attack, heart failure and stroke declined by about 30 to 40 percent over this time. This decline was more rapid than what was seen in other conditions.
Similarly, hospitalization rates for a heart condition called unstable angina — which is usually caused by blocked arteries that reduce blood flow to the heart, and can lead to a heart attack — dropped by 83 percent.
Read more http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/...eed:+foxnews/health+(Internal+-+Health+-+Text)
