Cold weather linked to 40,000 extra heart deaths each year in the U.S.

After one of the coldest winters in recent memory across much of the United States, new research is shedding light on a serious and often overlooked danger. Colder months are linked to significantly higher death rates from heart attacks, strokes, and coronary artery disease compared to milder periods. Findings presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26) also show that hot weather raises cardiovascular death rates, though the increase is much...