The Silver Book: Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation in an Aging Nation

E-Alert

RSS Feed

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

There are 206 facts in all subcategories below this one. -- Category RSS Feed

[ Viewing 41 to 50 ] Jump to Page: << < 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 > >>

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.
---
American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Viewing 41 to 50 ] Jump to Page: << < 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 > >>