CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Heart failure and hypertensive deaths are on the rise in Black women and men.
A new Northwestern Medicine study comprehensively characterized mortality between 1999-2018 across a spectrum of heart disease types and examines differences between sex and racial groups across age groups and geography.
The study reported heart failure and hypertensive heart disease is growing rapidly.
More specifically, deaths from heart disease in 2018 accounted for 3.8 million potential years of life lost with 30% and 60% greater years of life lost for Blacks compared with white men and women, respectively, according to the study.
Northwestern researchers said the disparities observed in heart failure and hypertensive heart diseases are likely due to higher rates of high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes in Black women and men.
The study was published Thursday in the British Medical Journal.