Heart Disease Occurence Decreasing

Government researchers report rates of coronary heart disease have steadily declined in recent years. This disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is responsible for one in every four deaths in the United States. More than half of those deaths are linked to coronary heart disease, by far the most common type of heart disease. A study by the National Institutes of Health found better management of risk factors by patients and doctors for developing CHD has led to a significant drop in the number of Americans with the condition. Typically, heart disease is caused by the build-up of plaques in the arteries, with blood flow being reduced or blocked as the inside of vessels are increasingly narrowed by plaques.