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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association.

Martin SS, Aday AW, Allen NB, Almarzooq ZI, Anderson CAM, Arora P, Avery CL, Baker-Smith CM, Bansal N, Beaton AZ, Commodore-Mensah Y, Currie ME, Elkind MSV, Fan W, Generoso G, Gibbs BB, Heard DG, Hiremath S, Johansen MC, Kazi DS, Ko D, Leppert MH, Magnani JW, Michos ED, Mussolino ME, Parikh NI, Perman SM, Rezk-Hanna M, Roth GA, Shah NS, Springer MV, St-Onge MP, Thacker EL, Urbut SM, Van Spall HGC, Voeks JH, Whelton SP, Wong ND, Wong SS, Yaffe K, Palaniappan LP, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Committee.

Circulation · 2025

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Summary

This 2025 American Heart Association statistics report synthesises US and global epidemiological data on heart disease and stroke burden, presenting current prevalence, incidence and mortality estimates. As a comprehensive surveillance document from a major public health authority, it documents the contemporary cardiovascular disease landscape and likely incorporates discussion of dietary and lifestyle risk factors contributing to disease burden. The report serves as a reference standard for understanding the population-level epidemiology of cardiovascular outcomes.

UK applicability

The US-focused epidemiological data may not directly reflect UK cardiovascular disease prevalence and risk factor distributions, though global estimates and underlying risk mechanisms are broadly comparable. UK practitioners and policymakers may reference this report for international benchmarking, though UK-specific cardiovascular statistics (from sources such as British Heart Foundation surveillance) provide more contextualised local applicability.

Key measures

Cardiovascular disease prevalence, incidence, mortality rates, stroke statistics, disease burden metrics, population-level risk factor prevalence

Outcomes reported

The report synthesises epidemiological data on the prevalence, incidence, mortality and morbidity of heart disease and stroke across US and global populations. It presents surveillance statistics on cardiovascular disease burden stratified by demographic factors and risk categories.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Cardiovascular disease burden and epidemiology
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Human clinical
DOI
10.1161/cir.0000000000001303
Catalogue ID
NRmo3d4gae-0be

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