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65% of Americans will have some form of cardiovascular disease by retirement age.
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Research!America. "Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money". 2005. [ Permalink ]

88% of those who die from stroke are age 65 and older. For those over 55, the incidence of stroke more than doubles each decade.
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Alliance for Aging Research. Task Force on Aging: Research and funding: Meeting the needs of the 21st century. Washington D.C.: Alliance for Aging Research. 2004. [ Permalink ]

In 2002, 63% of people discharged from short-stay hospitals with a first listed diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, were age 65 and older.
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American Heart Association. "Older Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases -- Statistics". [ Permalink ]

About 88% of stroke deaths occur in those age 65 and older.
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American Heart Association. "Older Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases -- Statistics". [ Permalink ]

In 2002, 71% of Americans discharged from short-stay hospitals with a first-listed diagnosis of stroke, were age 65 and older.
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American Heart Association. "Older Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases -- Statistics". [ Permalink ]

Of those Americans between the ages of 65 and 74, 58.9% of men and 72.5% of women have high blood pressure.
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American Heart Association. "Older Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases -- Statistics". [ Permalink ]

Of those Americans 75 and older, 68.4% of men and 82.8% of women have high blood pressure.
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Twelves, Chris. "Oral Chemotherapy Saves Resources and Time". Reuters Medical News. 12-Jun-2001. [ Permalink ]

In 2002, 50% of Americans discharged from short-stay hospitals with a first-listed diagnosis of high blood pressure, were age 65 and older.
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American Heart Association. "Older Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases -- Statistics". [ Permalink ]

In 2002, 73% of Americans discharged from short-stay hospitals with a first-listed diagnosis of congestive heart failure, were age 65 and older.
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American Heart Association. "Older Americans and Cardiovascular Diseases -- Statistics". [ Permalink ]

The average annual rates of first cardiovascular events rise from 3 per 1000 men at 35 to 44 years of age to 74 per 1000 men at 85 to 94 years of age. For women, comparable rates occur 10 years later in life. The gap narrows with advancing age.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

The lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease after the age of 40 is 49% for men, and 32% for women.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

Around 83% of people who die from coronary heart disease are 65 years or older.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

In 2002, the mean age at stroke death was 79.6 years.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

In adults over 55 years, the lifetime risk of stroke is greater than 1 in 6.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

Of those who have a first stroke, within 5 years: 13% of men and 22% of women ages 40-69 have a recurrent stroke; and 23% of men and 28% of women 70 years and older have a recurrent stroke.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

An estimated 2.2 million Americans have atrial fibrillation and most are over the age of 65.
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Weisfeldt, Myron L., and Susan L. Zeiman. "Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: One of the most important contributors to improved human survival is the treatment of cardiovascular disease". Health Affairs. Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 25-37. [ Permalink ]

Percentage Change in Age-Adjusted Death Rates From Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) And Other Causes Since 1950, United States, 1950-2002
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Weisfeldt, Myron L., and Susan L. Zeiman. "Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: One of the most important contributors to improved human survival is the treatment of cardiovascular disease". Health Affairs. Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 25-37. [ Permalink ]

More than 75% of women over 75 have hypertension.
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Vasan, Ramachandran S., Alexa Beiser, Sudha Seshadri, Martin G. Larson, William B. Kannel, Ralph B. D'Agostino, and Daniel Levy. "Residual Lifetime Risk for Developing Hypertension in Middle-Aged Women and Men: The Framingham Heart Study". 2002. [ Permalink ]

About 90% of women who have normal blood pressure at the age of 65 will develop hypertension by age 85.
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Vasan, Ramachandran S., Alexa Beiser, Sudha Seshadri, Martin G. Larson, William B. Kannel, Ralph B. D'Agostino, and Daniel Levy. "Residual Lifetime Risk for Developing Hypertension in Middle-Aged Women and Men: The Framingham Heart Study". 2002. [ Permalink ]

Close to 82% of Americans who die of cardiovascular disease are 65 years of age or older.
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Lloyd-Jones, Donald, Robert Adams, Mercedes Carnethon, Giovanni De Simone, T. Bruce Ferguson, Katherine Flegal, Earl Ford, Karen Furie, Alan Go, Kurt Greenlund, Nancy Haase, Susan Hailpern, Michael Ho, Virginia Howard, Brett Kissela, et al. . "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2009 Update: A report from the American Heart Association statistics committee and stroke statistics subcommittee". Circulation. Vol. 119, pp. e21-181. [ Permalink ]

The prevalence of valve disease increases with age, from 0.7% in participants 18-44 to 13.3% in participants 75 years of age or older.
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Nkomo, Vuyisile, Julius Gardin, Thomas Skelton, John Gottdiener, Christopher Scott, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano. "Burden of Valvular Heart Diseases: a population-based study". Lancet. Vol. 368, No. 9540, pp. 1005-11. [ Permalink ]