Jonathan Hoffberger, DO, chief of cardiovascular surgery at Sarasota Memorial
February 23, 2026 – There is encouraging news about our nation’s heart health. Thanks to advances in cardiac care and prevention, the percentage of people dying from heart attacks nationwide has dropped significantly – nearly 90 percent – in the past 50 years.
As American Heart Month comes to a close this week, Sarasota Memorial Hospital is spotlighting the progress made – and the complex work that remains. Despite advances in cardiac care and rapid intervention, heart disease remains the #1 killer of both men and women, but now with arrhythmias, hypertension and heart failure making up the larger share of heart-related deaths…