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A recent study demonstrated that the cost of treating cardiovascular disease could rise by 64% to 84% by 2025.
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Steinwachs, Donald M., Ruth L. Collins-Nakai, Lawrence H. Cohn, Arthur Garson, Jr., and Michael J. Wolk. "The Future of Cardiology: Utilization and costs of care". Journal of the American College of Cardiology . Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 1092-9. [ Permalink ]

Coronary artery disease accounts for 51% of all heart disease, and if no preventative drugs are made available, is projected to cost the nation $75.8 billion by 2025, up from $51.9 billion in 1999.
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Steinwachs, Donald M., Ruth L. Collins-Nakai, Lawrence H. Cohn, Arthur Garson, Jr., and Michael J. Wolk. "The Future of Cardiology: Utilization and costs of care". Journal of the American College of Cardiology . Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 1092-9. [ Permalink ]

Stroke treatment costs are projected to exceed $2 trillion between 2005 and 2050.
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American Heart Association. "American Heart Association Home Page". [ Permalink ]

Spending on prescription drugs is projected to grow 3.5% in 2008--a slowdown of 1.4% from 2007--and reach $235.4 billion. Drug spending growth is expected to rebound to 4.5% in 2010--climbing to 6.6% by 2013. By 2018 it will reach 8.6%.
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Sisko, Andrea, Christopher Truffer, Sheila Smith, Sean Keehan, Jonathan Cylus, John A. Poisal, M. Kent Clemens, and Joseph Lizonitz. "Health Spending Projections Through 2018: Recession Effects Add Uncertainty to the Outlook". Health Affairs. [ Permalink ]

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart attack and stroke, remains the nation's No. 1 killer of men and women, causing more than 36% of all deaths.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

Every year, about 1.5 million Americans suffer a heart attack.
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American Heart Association. "American Heart Association Home Page". [ Permalink ]

2.6% of all Americans have suffered a heart attack at some point in their lives.
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MEDTAP International, Inc. The Value of Investment in Health Care: Better care, better lives. Bethesda, MD: MEDTAP. 2004. [ Permalink ]

4.5 million Americans are stroke survivors.
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American Stroke Association/American Heart Association. "American Stroke Association Home Page". [ Permalink ]

Incidence of cardiovascular disease by age and sex
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

An estimated 73 million adult Americans have high blood pressure.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

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