The Good Doctor's Perspective Read on the Web Matters of the Heart: Numbers You Need to Know Prevalence of Heart Disease in the U.S. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association's 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update, CVD accounted for 941,652 deaths in 2022. Between 2017 and 2020, approximately 127.9 million U.S. adults (48.6%) had some form of CVD. Key Health Metrics to Monitor Blood Pressure...