A new study projects that by 2035, cardiovascular disease, the most costly and prevalent killer, if left unchecked, will place a crushing economic and health burden on the nation’s financial and health care systems. The study was conducted by RTI International for the American Heart Association.
According to the study, in the next two decades, the number of Americans with cardiovascular disease will rise to 131.2 million — 45 percent of the total U.S. population — with costs expected to reach $1.1 trillion.
