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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2015 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

Mozaffarian, Dariush, Benjamin, Emelia J., Go, Alan S., Arnett, Donna K., Blaha, Michael J., Cushman, Mary, de Ferranti, Sarah, Després, Jean-Pierre +32 more·2015·Circulation
DOI 10.1161/cir.0000000000000152
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Abstract

Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies, brings together the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and presents them in its Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update. The Statistical Update represents a critical resource for the lay public, policy makers, media professionals, clinicians, healthcare administrators, researchers, and others seeking the best available data on these conditions. Together, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke produce immense health and economic burdens in the United States and globally. The Statistical Update brings together in a single document up-to-date information on the core health behaviors and health factors that define cardiovascular health; a range of major clinical disease conditions (including stroke, congenital heart disease, rhythm disorders, subclinical atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, heart failure, valvular disease, and peripheral arterial disease); and the associated outcomes (including quality of care, procedures, and economic costs). Since 2009, the annual versions of the Statistical Update have been cited >20 000 times in the literature. In 2014 alone, the various Statistical Updates were cited >5700 times. Each annual version of the Statistical Update undergoes major revisions to include the newest nationally representative data, add additional relevant published scientific findings, remove older information, add new sections or chapters, and increase the number of ways to access and use the assembled information. This year-long process, which begins as soon as the previous Statistical Update is published, is performed by the AHA Statistics Committee faculty volunteers and staff. For example, this year's edition includes a new chapter on cardiac arrest, new data on the monitoring and benefits of cardiovascular health in the population, additional information in many chapters on the global CVD and stroke burden, and further new focus on evidence- based approaches to changing behaviors, implementation strategies, and implications of the AHA's 2020 Impact Goals. Below are a few highlights from this year's Update.

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Mozaffarian, D., Benjamin, E. J., Go, A. S., Arnett, D. K., Blaha, M. J., Cushman, M., de Ferranti, S., Després, J.-P., Fullerton, H. J., Howard, V. J., Huffman, M. D., Judd, S. E., Kissela, B. M., Lackland, D. T., Lichtman, J. H., Lisabeth, L. D., Liu, S., Mackey, R. H., Matchar, D. B., McGuire, D. K., Mohler, E. R., Moy, C. S., Muntner, P., Mussolino, M. E., Nasir, K., Neumar, R. W., Nichol, G., Palaniappan, L., Pandey, D. K., Reeves, M. J., Rodriguez, C. J., Sorlie, P. D., Stein, J., Towfighi, A., Turan, T. N., Virani, S. S., Willey, J. Z., Woo, D., Yeh, R. W., & Turner, M. B.
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Venue
Circulation
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2015-01-27
Volume
131
Issue
4
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
DOI
10.1161/cir.0000000000000152
OpenAlex
W4293084779
Semantic Scholar
3a24b6a70aa8c88192cb4b584bd5cd0ec631c0ca
Cited by
5,797
References
1,525
Citations by year
2026: 39 · 2025: 106 · 2024: 235 · 2023: 257 · 2022: 290 · 2021: 289 · 2020: 300 · 2019: 443 · 2018: 656 · 2017: 1033 · 2016: 1351 · 2015: 657 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 8
FWCI
695.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Open access
closed
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • eCommons - AKU (Aga Khan University) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000077)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL104199)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Healthcare Systems and Public Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
Keywords
heart disease, stroke, cardiovascular disease, congenital heart disease, cardiac arrest, heart failure, valvular heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, coronary artery disease, subclinical atherosclerosis, cardiovascular health, cardiovascular risk factors, health behavior, quality of care, economic costs, cardiovascular disease prevention

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