Sentences with phrase «deaths from heart disease peaked»

Deaths from heart disease peaked in the 1960s and have since declined, due mainly to better medical intervention, and a steep decrease in smoking (4), although they are still the number one cause of death in the US.

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An important note here: since peaking in the 1950's deaths from heart disease have dropped slightly, which researchers contributed to factors like decrease in smoking and better detection and treatment of factors leading to heart disease.
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