{"id":5973,"date":"2025-03-16T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2025-03-16T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T12:42:53","slug":"summary-decline-in-heart-failure-related-cardiac-arrest-mortality-but-disparities-persist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/summary-decline-in-heart-failure-related-cardiac-arrest-mortality-but-disparities-persist\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary: Decline in Heart Failure-Related Cardiac Arrest Mortality, but Disparities Persist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Summary: Decline in Heart Failure-Related Cardiac Arrest Mortality, but Disparities Persist<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Reference: The American Journal of cardiology. Articles in Press ,March 09, 2025.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>1.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Decline in Mortality:<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>U.S. patients are significantly less likely to die from heart failure-related cardiac arrest compared to 25 years ago.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>According to a study in the American Journal of Cardiology, the age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) declined from 25.3 per 100,000 adults in 1999 to 20.6 in 2023.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>2.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Study Scope &amp; Findings:<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Researchers analyzed CDC data (1999\u20132023) for patients \u226525 years old.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>The largest decline was observed from 1999 to 2011 (-2.95% annual change), followed by a plateau (2011\u20132018).<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Mortality increased from 2018 to 2021 (COVID-19 impact), then declined again from 2021 to 2023 (-4.05% annual change), suggesting healthcare system recovery.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>3.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Disparities in Outcomes:<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Gender: Women saw a greater improvement (AAMR: 22.6 \u2192 16.2) than men (AAMR: 29.5 \u2192 26.2).<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Race\/Ethnicity:<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Black patients: AAMR 28.8 (highest mortality).<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Hispanic\/Latino patients: AAMR 22.8.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>White patients: AAMR 19.5.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Other racial\/ethnic groups: AAMR 18.1.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Urban vs. Rural:<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Rural areas had higher AAMR (20.9) than urban areas (20.1).<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>4.<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Call to Action:<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>The study underscores persistent disparities, particularly among men, Black individuals, and rural populations.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>\u2022<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <\/span>Researchers emphasize the need for targeted interventions and improved healthcare access to reduce mortality rates and address healthcare inequities.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajconline.org\/article\/S0002-9149(25)00137-7\/fulltext\">https:\/\/www.ajconline.org\/article\/S0002-9149(25)00137-7\/fulltext<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Decline in Heart Failure-Related Cardiac Arrest Mortality, but Disparities Persist Reference: The American Journal of cardiology. Articles in Press ,March 09, 2025. 1. Decline in Mortality: \u2022 U.S. patients are significantly less likely to die from heart failure-related cardiac arrest compared to 25 years ago. \u2022 According to a study in the American Journal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5973"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5975,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5973\/revisions\/5975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}