Cardiologists Just Cleared Up 7 Common—but Inaccurate—Beliefs About Heart Disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States—regardless of an individual’s gender, race, or ethnicity—according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For context, that’s the equivalent of one American dying every 36 seconds. Yet the American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that about 80 percent of these cardiovascular disease cases (which include both heart disease and stroke) are likely preventable.

It’s important to note that the AHA’s data also suggests that by 2035, at least 45 percent of Americans will have some form of a heart problem. In an effort to close this gap, leading heart doctors spoke with The Healthy to reveal the top misconceptions many people still believe about this often avoidable disease.

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