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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 ]

The lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease after 40 years of age 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 ]

In 1999, 23% of nursing home residents 65 and older had a primary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease at admission.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

In 2005, there were 81,836,000 physician office visits with a primary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

It is estimated that 600,000 new myocardial infarction attacks and 320,000 recurrent attacks will occur annually.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

The prevalence of silent cerebral infarction in those ages 55-64 is about 11%. Prevalence increases to 22% for those 65-69, 28% for those 70-74, 32% for those 75-79, 40% for those 80-85, and 43% for those above age 85.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

The prevalence of transient ischemic attack (a mini-stroke that lasts less than 24 hours) in men is estimated at 2.4% for those ages 65-69, and 3.6% for those ages 75-79. For women, prevalence is estimated at 1.6% for those ages 65-69, and 4.1% for those ages 75-79.
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. [ Permalink ]

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