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Study Finds Nearly All Heart Attacks, Strokes and Heart Failure Follow Earlier Risk Factors

Researchers say modifiable risks present years earlier make prevention the central strategy.

Nursing assistant 29-year Daria from Ukraine measures the blood pressure of a patient at the St. Johannes hospital in Dortmund, western Germany, on May 10, 2023. Within the framework of the promotion of the recruitment of skilled workers from non-European countries, against the background of the acute shortage of skilled workers in the health and care sector, approximately 80 people, including 20 nurses from Ukraine, have been trained as nursing staff at the Johannes hospital to date. In order to be able to start a new working life in an unfamiliar country, the linguistic, professional and cultural integration of international nurses into the world of the German hospital system is of extraordinary importance. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Analysts reviewed more than a decade of health records for over 9 million adults in South Korea and nearly 7,000 people in the United States.
  • Applying American Heart Association thresholds for blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and tobacco exposure, more than 99% had at least one risk factor before their event.
  • Over 93% had two or more risks, and high blood pressure was most common, affecting more than 95% in South Korea and more than 93% in the United States.
  • The pattern persisted under higher clinical cutoffs, with at least 90% still showing a major risk factor prior to their emergency.
  • Women younger than 60 also showed high antecedent risk, and the authors call for intensified screening and control of modifiable factors.