{"id":5608,"date":"2025-05-28T11:57:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/?page_id=5608"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:52:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:52:31","slug":"cardiovascular-diseases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/therapeutic-areas\/cardiovascular-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiovascular Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#257CB7;\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground cardiovascular-disease section-hero\">\n<h1>Cardiovascular Diseases<\/h1>\n<p>Researching interventions to improve cardiovascular outcomes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground cardiovascular-disease\">\n\n<div class=\"\ttitle-sub-content title-blue-line\t\">\n\t <div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p>Cardiovascular diseases can come in a variety of forms including myocardial infarctions, heart failure, or stroke. Despite advances in care, cardiovascular diseases remain a significant global health issue and were the cause in 32% of all deaths in 2019 making them the leading cause of death in the world [1]. In the United States, cardiovascular diseases are also consistently the main cause of death [2]. Indeed, while trends in cardiovascular diseases have varied, causes have become clearer, and interventions have evolved, cardiovascular diseases have remained the main cause of death in the US for approximately a century [3]. Despite all we have learned, further research is needed to develop new and more effective therapies that can be used to improve outcomes by both preventing future events and more rapidly and effectively treating those patients who do have clinical events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-1-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-1-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-1-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-2-1000x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-2-1000x375.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-2-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-2-1536x576.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-2-600x225.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/unccra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1352\/2025\/05\/cardiovascular-2.jpg 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p>Partnering with experts in UNC\u2019s Division of Cardiology, the CRA is facilitating research to improve detection, advance treatment, save and improve the lives of those with cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\treferences title-sub-content\t\">\n\t \n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>World Health Organization. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds)\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds)<\/a>. February 7, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart Disease Facts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heart-disease\/data-research\/facts-stats\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/heart-disease\/data-research\/facts-stats\/index.html<\/a>. February 7, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Martin SS, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, et al. 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association. 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