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Cardiovascular Deaths Due to Extreme Heat Expected To Skyrocket

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In nationwide projections, elderly and black adults are most at risk for cardiovascular death due to extreme heat, finds a new study in the journal, Circulation. Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the United States are projected to increase by 162% by the middle of the century, based on

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  1. CBS News

    More people, especially older and Black adults, will likely die of cardiovascular problems because of extreme heat, study says (opens CBS News)

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    Cardiovascular deaths​ due to extreme heat​ are projected to increase between 2036 and 2065, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

  2. Forbes

    Extreme Heat-Related Cardiovascular Deaths Will Double By Midcentury At Current Emission Pace, Study Finds (opens Forbes)

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    More Americans—particularly Black and older—are expected to die from heat-related heart deaths by mid-century, a new study finds.

  3. CNN

    Heat-related heart deaths projected to increase in the US, especially among seniors and Black adults (opens CNN)

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    Extreme heat can take a heavy toll on the heart, and a new report shows how much more deadly the effects of climate change may become over the next few decades in the United States. Black adults, seniors and people living in urban areas are particularly vulnerable.

  4. MedicalXpress

    Extreme heat projected to increase cardiovascular deaths (opens MedicalXpress)

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    Cardiovascular-related deaths due to extreme heat are expected to increase between 2036 and 2065 in the United States, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The researchers, whose work is published in Circulation, predict that adults ages 65 and older and Black adults …

  5. People

    Cardiovascular Deaths Due to Extreme Heat Expected to Significantly Increase in the United States (opens People)

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    A new study found that cardiovascular deaths related to extreme heat could triple over the next few decades, with Black adults and seniors at greater risk

  6. Phys

    Heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the US may more than double within decades (opens Phys)

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    Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the U.S. may more than double by the middle of the century. Without reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, that number could even triple, according to new research published today in the journal Circulation.

  7. SciTech Daily

    Extreme Heat Expected to Drive U.S. Cardiovascular Death Surge (opens SciTech Daily)

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    A new study predicts a significant increase in heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. over the next four decades. The number of heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the United States will increase over the next four decades, according to a new analysis from the Perelman School of Medicin

  8. Scientific American

    Heart Attacks and Strokes Will Rise with Extreme Heat (opens Scientific American)

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    The number of fatal heart attacks, strokes and arrhythmias could triple for older and Black adults as extreme heat increases with global warming

  9. SciTech Daily

    Cardiovascular Deaths Due to Extreme Heat Expected To Skyrocket (opens SciTech Daily)

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    In nationwide projections, elderly and black adults are most at risk for cardiovascular death due to extreme heat, finds a new study in the journal, Circulation. Cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat in the United States are projected to increase by 162% by the middle of the century, based on

  10. PhillyVoice

    Penn scientists predict cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat will spike as the planet warms (opens PhillyVoice)

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    The elderly and Black adults would suffer the most, according to the study. The researchers say 'heat action' plans are needed to protect people from elevated heart risks

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