{"id":3674240,"date":"2025-10-30T08:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?page_id=3674240"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:50:19","slug":"cardiovascular-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/research\/cardiovascular-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiovascular disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_55c64115079d25c74dd47bd0a7724d57\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block mb-2 mt-2\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/10\/Heart.png?w=1920\" alt=\"Heart\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Cardiovascular disease<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>We have a long history of making an impact in cardiovascular disease. Nearly 70 years after we introduced our first cardiovascular therapy, we continue to advance research for cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer mb-2\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_f223756decb4fa77956325df84f5020e\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2 aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\"> Our focus on cardiovascular disease research and treatments<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mco-title-block-description\"><p>Cardiovascular disease continues to be one of the most serious global health challenges. We strive for scientific excellence and are committed to advancing research for patients impacted by cardiovascular diseases. Our focus on cardiovascular diseases includes heart failure and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_7a58ed6d44c7ed9c00b5f8e3fca31bef\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block pull-up-stats negative mb-2 aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\">The impact of cardiovascular disease<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat-group mb-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"stat-block-block_7fb85412e9a0c490e8e31b245211ca8b\" class=\"stat-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"stat-block-content has-caption \">\n\n                <div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Cardiovascular disease<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">~20.5M<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n                        <p class=\"stat-block-description\">Annual deaths worldwide from cardiovascular disease in 2021; \r\n~900K annual deaths in the U.S. in 2023<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"stat-block-block_5e577864e3fbaa9aa89739243f7c405e\" class=\"stat-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"stat-block-content has-caption \">\n\n                <div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Hypercholesterolemia<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">~24.1%<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n                        <p class=\"stat-block-description\">Percentage of adults worldwide living with hypercholesterolemia (also known as high cholesterol); ~86M adults in the U.S. are affected<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mco-columns-wrapping border-top-1 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:32%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mr-2 mt-2\">Cardiovascular disease<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mr-2\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"mt-2\">We continue to build on our history of innovative therapies in heart disease to help increase our understanding and help patients around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mco-columns-wrapping border-top-1 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:32%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mr-2 mt-2\">Hypercholesterolemia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mr-2\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"mt-2\">Hypercholesterolemia, a type of hyperlipidemia, is a disorder in which there are elevated LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in the blood. About 24% of adults worldwide have hypercholesterolemia, also known as high cholesterol, which is a major causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), a leading cause of death. People who have elevated LDL cholesterol levels often have no symptoms, so they may not know they have high LDL cholesterol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-block-block_c3eb11def1f51b4ddbd477fc4ca1626f\"\n     class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-block wrapper  mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-content\">\n        <h3 class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-block-title fixed-h3\">Read the stories  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-cards-container\" data-cards-count=\"4\">\n\t\t                <a\n                     class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item no-underline\"\n                     href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/stories\/macrocyclic-peptides\/\"\n                                    >\n                    <span\n                            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                      <h5 class=\"fixed-h5\">Macrocyclic peptides: a new research frontier<\/h5>                        <p>Merck scientists are exploring macrocyclic peptides, a new way to combine the properties of a biologic in a pill<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n\t\t\t                <a\n                     class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item no-underline\"\n                     href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/stories\/heart-failure-a-physicians-perspective\/\"\n                                    >\n                    <span\n                            class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item-image-content-container\"\n                            style=\"\"\n                    >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <picture>\n                                <source\n                                        media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                        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