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Heart Attacks Drop by One-Third
A groundbreaking study holds heartening news for older Americans.
Since the mid-1990s, the number of seniors who suffered a heart attack or died from one dropped dramatically — evidence that campaigns to prevent heart attacks and improve patient care are paying off, Yale University researchers said.
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The efforts have focused on lifestyle changes, including adoption of healthy eating habits and getting more exercise. They have also helped patients reduce their blood pressure and cholesterol, two key contributors to heart attacks.
In-hospital care is also better now than it was in the 1990s, said lead researcher Dr. Harlan Krumholz, a professor of cardiology. Patients who arrive at the hospital with a heart attack are now treated within minutes, using procedures to open blocked arteries, rather than the hour it used to take, he noted.
And more patients are leaving the hospital with prescriptions for blood pressure drugs, aspirin, and statins, which help prevent a repeat heart attack.
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