A new study, released by the American Heart Association (AHA), projects that by 2035, cardiovascular disease (CVD), the most costly and prevalent killer if left unchecked, will place a crushing economic and health burden on the nation’s financial and health care systems. According to the study, in the next two decades, the number of Americans with CVD will rise to 131.2 million – 45 percent of the total population – with costs expected to reach $1.1 trillion. The new projections are an update of those made by the association in 2011 that estimated around 100 million people would suffer from CVD by 2030.
Unfortunately, that prediction came true in 2015 – almost 15 years sooner than anticipated. What do you think about the future of cardiovascular disease?
