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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Cardiovascular Disease: Heart Disease & Stroke

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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 ]

An estimated 16 million American adults have coronary heart disease.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

An estimated 5.3 million American adults have heart failure.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

An estimated 5,600,000 American adults have had a stroke.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

Annual rate of first heart attacks by age, sex, and race
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

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