Dementia and Alzheimer's overtake heart disease as leading cause of death : express

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Dementia and Alzheimer's overtake heart disease as leading cause of death

Dementia and Alzheimer's overtake heart disease as leading cause of death

GETTY/ONS Alzheimer's disease and dementia have become the leading cause of deathNew figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 61,686 people died of Dementia or Alzheimer's last year, 11.6 per cent of all deaths.Ischaemic heart disease, commonly known as coronary heart disease (CHD), was the second leading cause of death in England and Wales, with 11.5 per cent of all deaths registered in 2015.NHS Choices said CHD is responsible for more than 73,000 deaths in the UK each year.The mortality rate for Dementia and Alzheimer's disease has more than doubled over the last five years for both males and females.


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Study finds nearly 20% decline in incidence of coronary heart disease in the U.S.

Study finds nearly 20% decline in incidence of coronary heart disease in the U.S.

The incidence of coronary heart disease in the U.S. declined nearly 20 percent from 1983 to 2011, according to a study appearing in the November 15 issue of JAMA.Diagnosis and control of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors have received particular emphasis in guidelines issued since 1977 (blood pressure) and 1985 (lipids).Yet on a population level, little is known about how these efforts have altered CHD incidence and its association with modifiable risk factors.Michael J. Pencina, Ph.D., of the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., and colleagues pooled individual patient-level data from 5 observational cohort studies available in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Biologic Specimen and Data Repository Information Coordinating Center.


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Dementia overtakes heart disease to become leading cause of death in England and Wales

Dementia overtakes heart disease to become leading cause of death in England and Wales

More people now die from dementia than heart disease in England and Wales.Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia were the leading cause of death last year, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).In 2015, dementia claimed more than 61,000 lives and accounted for 11.6 per cent of recorded deaths.Around twice as many women than men died of the brain condition, which mainly affects people over 65.