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A call to action: responding to the future forecasting of cardiovascular disease in america
Robert Lee Page1, Vahram Ghushchyan2, Kavita Nair3
1Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Physical Medicine, School of Pharmacy and Medicine, and Clinical Specialist, Division of Cardiology.
Insights
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rising in young adults due to key risk factors. Early prevention strategies are crucial to reduce the significant healthcare costs associated with CVD in this demographic.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Healthcare Economics
Background:
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cost burden in the U.S.
- Over 75 million Americans have CVD, with increasing rates in young adults (20-45 years).
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the rising incidence of CVD in young adults (18-45 years).
- To identify five primary risk factors contributing to this trend: smoking, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data.
- Examination of prevalence trends for stroke, heart failure, and myocardial infarction in younger populations.
Main Results:
- Increased prevalence of stroke, heart failure, and myocardial infarction in adults aged 18-45.
- Significant cost implications for payers and U.S. society.
Conclusions:
- Urgent need for prevention strategies targeting CVD risk factors in young adults.
- Healthcare stakeholders, especially payers, must prioritize CVD prevention initiatives for the working-age population.
Background:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be a leading cost driver for payers in the United States.1 The American Heart Association estimates that more than 75 million individuals nationwide have some form of CVD. Individuals aged 20 to 45 years are developing CVD at higher rates than ever before.
Objectives:
To discuss the alarming increase in the rate of CVD in young adults (aged 18-45 years) previously only seen in older adults (aged ≥65 years) and describe the 5 primary risk factors (smoking, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia) that contribute to this new trend in the working-age population.
Discussion:
Using Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data, this article outlines the increased prevalence of the 3 primary components of CVD-stroke, heart failure, and myocardial infarction-in younger adults and the cost impact on payers and on US society. The examples provided in this article highlight the need for increased efforts by all healthcare stakeholders, and by payers in particular, to develop prevention strategies for CVD risk factors targeted at young adults to curb the alarming rise in CVD among this age-group.
Conclusion:
This article provides compelling evidence for the need to institute prevention measures to curb the growing prevalence of CVD risk factors among younger adults in the United States.
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