India, May 31 -- A new study by researchers from Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center has warned that rising temperatures driven by climate change could dramatically increase heat-related heart disease across the United States.

Published in JAMA Cardiology, the study estimates that heat-related cardiovascular disease could surge by as much as 200% by 2050 if current warming trends continue.

"We already knew that extreme heat could trigger heart attacks and other cardiovascular events," said Gokul Parameswaran, lead author of the study and a research associate at Case Western Reserve University's Cardiovascular Research Institute. "But this study is the first to map out ex...