Association between aging of the US population and heart disease mortality from 2011 to 2017

S Sidney, AS Go, MG Jaffe, MD Solomon… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance A deceleration in the rate of decrease of heart disease (HD) mortality between
2011 and 2014 has been reported. In the context of the rapid increase in the population of
adults aged 65 years and older, extending the examination of HD mortality through 2017
has potentially important implications for public health and medical care. Objective To
examine changes in the age-adjusted mortality rate and the number of deaths within
subcategories of HD from 2011 to 2017 in conjunction with the change in the size of the US …