Close to 82% of Americans who die of cardiovascular disease are 65 years of age or older. -- Lloyd-Jones, Donald, Robert Adams, Mercedes Carnethon, Giovanni De Simone, T. Bruce Ferguson, Katherine Flegal, Earl Ford, Karen Furie, Alan Go, Kurt Greenlund, Nancy Haase, Susan Hailpern, Michael Ho, Virginia Howard, Brett Kissela, et al. . "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2009 Update: A report from the American Heart Association statistics committee and stroke statistics subcommittee". Circulation. Vol. 119, pp. e21-181. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:13:41 -0600 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1684 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1684 Of those who have a first stroke, within 5 years: 13% of men and 22% of women ages 40-69 have a recurrent stroke; and 23% of men and 28% of women 70 years and older have a recurrent stroke. -- American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:54:30 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/670 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/670 Around 83% of people who die from coronary heart disease are 65 years or older. -- American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:34:44 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/641 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/641 The average annual rates of first cardiovascular events rise from 3 per 1000 men at 35 to 44 years of age to 74 per 1000 men at 85 to 94 years of age. For women, comparable rates occur 10 years later in life. The gap narrows with advancing age. -- American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:05:26 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/599 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/599 In 2002, the mean age at stroke death was 79.6 years. -- American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:38:56 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/664 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/664 The lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease after the age of 40 is 49% for men, and 32% for women. -- American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:06:33 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/633 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/633 In adults over 55 years, the lifetime risk of stroke is greater than 1 in 6. -- American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2008 Update. December 2007. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:53:03 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/665 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/665 Percentage Change in Age-Adjusted Death Rates From Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) And Other Causes Since 1950, United States, 1950-2002 -- Weisfeldt, Myron L., and Susan L. Zeiman. "Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: One of the most important contributors to improved human survival is the treatment of cardiovascular disease". Health Affairs. Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 25-37. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:38:35 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/718 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/718 About 90% of women who have normal blood pressure at the age of 65 will develop hypertension by age 85. -- Vasan, Ramachandran S., Alexa Beiser, Sudha Seshadri, Martin G. Larson, William B. Kannel, Ralph B. D'Agostino, and Daniel Levy. "Residual Lifetime Risk for Developing Hypertension in Middle-Aged Women and Men: The Framingham Heart Study". 2002. Tue, 22 May 2007 08:39:11 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/954 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/954