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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FAHA, Chair, Paul Muntner, PhD, MHS, FAHA, Vice Chair, Alvaro Alonso, MD, PhD, FAHA, Marcio S. Bittencourt, MD, PhD, MPH, Clifton W. Callaway, MD, FAHA, April P. Carson, PhD, MSPH, FAHA, Alanna M. Chamberlain, PhD, Show All , Alexander R. Chang, MD, MS, Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH, FAHA, Sandeep R. Das, MD, MPH, MBA, FAHA, Francesca N. Delling, MD, MPH, Luc Djousse, MD, ScD, MPH, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA, Jane F. Ferguson, PhD, FAHA, Myriam Fornage, PhD, FAHA, Lori Chaffin Jordan, MD, PhD, FAHA, Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, Brett M. Kissela, MD, MS, Kristen L. Knutson, PhD, Tak W. Kwan, MD, FAHA, Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, FAHA, Tené T. Lewis, PhD, Judith H. Lichtman, PhD, MPH, FAHA, Chris T. Longenecker, MD, Matthew Shane Loop, PhD, Pamela L. Lutsey, PhD, MPH, FAHA, Seth S. Martin, MD, MHS, FAHA, Kunihiro Matsushita, MD, PhD, FAHA, Andrew E. Moran, MD, MPH, FAHA, Michael E. Mussolino, PhD, FAHA, Martin O’Flaherty, MD, MSc, PhD, Ambarish Pandey, MD, MSCS, Amanda M. Perak, MD, MS, Wayne D. Rosamond, PhD, MS, FAHA, Gregory A. Roth, MD, MPH, FAHA, Uchechukwu K.A. Sampson, MD, MBA, MPH, FAHA, Gary M. Satou, MD, FAHA, Emily B. Schroeder, MD, PhD, FAHA, Svati H. Shah, MD, MHS, FAHA, Nicole L. Spartano, PhD, Andrew Stokes, PhD, David L. Tirschwell, MD, MS, MSc, FAHA, Connie W. Tsao, MD, MPH, Vice Chair Elect, Mintu P. Turakhia, MD, MAS, FAHA, Lisa B. VanWagner, MD, MSc, FAST, John T. Wilkins, MD, MS, FAHA, Sally S. Wong, PhD, RD, CDN, FAHA, and Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, FAHA, Chair Elect On behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics SubcommitteeAuthor Info & Affiliations
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  1. AHA Scientific Statements
  2. cardiovascular diseases
  3. epidemiology
  4. risk factors
  5. statistics
  6. stroke

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Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FAHA, Chair
Paul Muntner, PhD, MHS, FAHA, Vice Chair
Alvaro Alonso, MD, PhD, FAHA
Marcio S. Bittencourt, MD, PhD, MPH
Clifton W. Callaway, MD, FAHA
April P. Carson, PhD, MSPH, FAHA
Alanna M. Chamberlain, PhD
Alexander R. Chang, MD, MS
Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH, FAHA
Sandeep R. Das, MD, MPH, MBA, FAHA
Francesca N. Delling, MD, MPH
Luc Djousse, MD, ScD, MPH
Mitchell S.V. Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA
Jane F. Ferguson, PhD, FAHA
Myriam Fornage, PhD, FAHA
Lori Chaffin Jordan, MD, PhD, FAHA
Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc
Brett M. Kissela, MD, MS
Kristen L. Knutson, PhD
Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH, FAHA
Judith H. Lichtman, PhD, MPH, FAHA
Chris T. Longenecker, MD
Matthew Shane Loop, PhD
Pamela L. Lutsey, PhD, MPH, FAHA
Seth S. Martin, MD, MHS, FAHA
Kunihiro Matsushita, MD, PhD, FAHA
Andrew E. Moran, MD, MPH, FAHA
Michael E. Mussolino, PhD, FAHA
Martin O’Flaherty, MD, MSc, PhD
Ambarish Pandey, MD, MSCS
Amanda M. Perak, MD, MS
Wayne D. Rosamond, PhD, MS, FAHA
Gregory A. Roth, MD, MPH, FAHA
Uchechukwu K.A. Sampson, MD, MBA, MPH, FAHA
Gary M. Satou, MD, FAHA
Emily B. Schroeder, MD, PhD, FAHA
Svati H. Shah, MD, MHS, FAHA
Nicole L. Spartano, PhD
David L. Tirschwell, MD, MS, MSc, FAHA
Connie W. Tsao, MD, MPH, Vice Chair Elect
Mintu P. Turakhia, MD, MAS, FAHA
Lisa B. VanWagner, MD, MSc, FAST
John T. Wilkins, MD, MS, FAHA
Sally S. Wong, PhD, RD, CDN, FAHA
Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, FAHA, Chair Elect
On behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

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The views expressed in this manuscript are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institutes of Health; the US Department of Health and Human Services; or the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
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The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows: Benjamin EJ, Muntner P, Alonso A, Bittencourt MS, Callaway CW, Carson AP, Chamberlain AM, Chang AR, Cheng S, Das SR, Delling FN, Djousse L, Elkind MSV, Ferguson JF, Fornage M, Jordan LC, Khan SS, Kissela BM, Knutson KL, Kwan TW, Lackland DT, Lewis TT, Lichtman JH, Longenecker CT, Loop MS, Lutsey PL, Martin SS, Matsushita K, Moran AE, Mussolino ME, O’Flaherty M, Pandey A, Perak AM, Rosamond WD, Roth GA, Sampson UKA, Satou GM, Schroeder EB, Shah SH, Spartano NL, Stokes A, Tirschwell DL, Tsao CW, Turakhia MP, VanWagner LB, Wilkins JT, Wong SS, Virani SS; on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2019 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2019;139:e56–e528. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000659.
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