Fact: AHA: More Than One-Third of U.S. Could Have Cardiovascular Disease by 2030

AHA: More Than One-Third of U.S. Could Have Cardiovascular Disease by 2030: If current policies and prevention strategies go unchanged, the U. S. is facing “a cardiovascular crisis of alarming proportions,” said. Nancy Brown, CEO, American Heart Association. The aging U.S. population and the increase in medical spending are the main forces driving the disease prevalence and cost. Without changes in current prevention and treatment trends, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease will increase by about 10% over the next 20 years, and direct medical costs of cardiovascular disease will triple, from $273 billion to $818 billion, according to the policy statement. Circulation, Jan 24, 2011