Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors
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Key Points:
- A study analyzing health data from over 9 million adults in South Korea and the US found that nearly all major cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, were preceded by one or more of four key risk factors: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and tobacco smoking.
- These four risk factors combined accounted for 99% of cardiovascular events during the long-term study, with high blood pressure being the most common, present in over 93% of cases before heart attacks, strokes, or heart failure.
- The findings emphasize the critical importance of managing modifiable risk factors, particularly hypertension, to prevent serious cardiovascular disease, challenging claims that heart events without risk factors are increasing.
- Experts highlight the need for improved prevention strategies
