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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Cardiovascular Disease: Heart Disease & Stroke > Prevalence & Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease
In 2003, there were about 70.7 million outpatient physician office visits and 4.5 million emergency department admissions with a primary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.
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Mensah, George A., and David W. Brown. "An Overview Of Cardiovascular Disease Burden In The United States: Data show a growing burden from cardiovascular disease in the U.S. population; now is the time to reverse those trends". Health Affairs. Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 38. [ Permalink ]