The Baby Boomer population is now reaching a time when they are most likely to develop heart disease.
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The Baby Boomer population is now reaching a time when they are most likely to develop heart disease.
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Deaths from heart attacks are way down. Here’s what’s killing us instead

Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. However, overall heart disease death rates over the past five decades dropped by 66% in American adults age 25 and older, according to a new study. Even better, deaths from heart attacks dropped by nearly 90%.