Silver Book Fact
Cardiovascular disease death rates
Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly 801,000 deaths in the US, or about 1 of every 3 deaths in the US.
Benjamin E, Blaha M, Chiuve S, Cushman M, et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics- 2017 Update. Circ. March 7 2017. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2017/01/25/CIR.0000000000000485. Accessed February 21, 2017