Decline in US cardiac deaths slowing, while county-level disparities grow

Steady progress in reducing the rates of premature cardiac death in the US began slowing in 2011, largely due to rising rates of out-of-hospital premature cardiac deaths, especially among younger adults. County-level disparities in premature cardiac death rates across the US have widened over the past two decades.

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