Health, Longevity & Biohacking
Hosts cite global estimate of 19 million cardiovascular deaths a year
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"atherosclerotic heart disease, including heart attack and stroke, kills an estimated 19 million people worldwide every year as of the 2023 Global Burden of Diseases study. Wow. Yeah. An estimated 600 million people are living with cardiovascular disease right now every across the globe."
Erin Welsh cites figures she attributes to the 2023 Global Burden of Disease study, saying atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease kills about 19 million people a year and that around 600 million are living with cardiovascular disease globally. She uses the numbers to argue that LDL-lowering therapies, alongside other risk-factor changes, have major potential population impact.
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