USA Today: How to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease

For more than a century, heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But over half of Americans don’t know this, polling shows.

Government agencies and other health groups hope to draw attention to the deadly problem in February, which is American Heart Month. Over 700,000 Americans died from heart disease in 2022, or about a fifth of all deaths.

USA Today talked with Dr. James O’Keefe, the director of preventive cardiology at the Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, about five steps you can take to reduce your risk of developing heart disease.

Read their conversation at You're about to hear more about America's top killer: How to reduce your risk.