Death rates tied to heart disease and strokes increased significantly in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID pandemic, according to a new study.
and strokes increased significantly in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published by JAMA Network on Wednesday.between 2019 and 2020, which researchers largely attributed to the coronavirus, according to the study.
Heart disease mortality rates increased 4.3 percent and stroke mortality rates increased 6.4 percent in this timeframe, according to researchers."The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with conditions that likely contributed to risk-associated increased HD and stroke mortality,” researchers stated. “These conditions included periods of overcrowding of hospitals with patients who had COVID-19, resulting in fewer hospitalizations for acute cardiovascular problems, fewer visits for medical care, poorer medication adherence, and increased barriers to healthy lifestyle behaviors."Researchers also noted a correlation between mortality rates and racial disparities tied to risk-associated increases of heart disease and stroke.
“Risk-associated increases were highest in non-Hispanic Black individuals, followed by Hispanic individuals, non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander individuals, and non-Hispanic White individuals, with a more than 5-fold higher percentage increase in non-Hispanic Black individuals compared with non-Hispanic White individuals for [heart disease] and a 2-fold higher percent increase for stroke,” the study stated.
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