Heart Disease Prevalence, Medical Costs Will Soar in US by 2050

More than 180 million—or about 60%—of adults in the US will have some type of heart or vascular disease, including high blood pressure, by the year 2050, according to projections based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 2015 and 2020. In addition, the likely increase in disease–associated health care expenses and productivity losses will cost billions of dollars more each year, totaling about $1.8 trillion annually by 2050, an accompanying study published in Circulation found.