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Heart disease gaps persist despite overall declines

Despite sustained declines in overall cardiovascular disease mortality in the U.S., disparities based on race, ethnicity and place persist, with mortality varying far more across counties than states, according to a…

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Despite sustained declines in overall cardiovascular disease mortality in the U.S., disparities based on race, ethnicity and place persist, with mortality varying far more across counties than states, according to a county-by-cause-by-population analysis published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology . Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world.

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