Heat-related heart disease is projected to rise by 200% by 2050, researchers from Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center found.
The study, published May 27 in JAMA Cardiology, created the projections using heart disease data from 2010 to 2016 in each county in the contiguous U.S., cardiovascular burden estimates from the Global Burden of Disease database and U.S. Census data for baseline and future population calculations.
Here are three findings:
1. The Pacific Northwest has the highest rate of heat-related heart disease in the country.
2. Southern states are projected to see the steepest increase in heat-related heart disease by 2050.
3. The aging population, independent of temperature increases, will contribute to an additional 34% increase in heat-related heart disease by 2050.
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