Silver Book Fact
Coronary heart disease caused 1 of every 5 deaths in the
United States in 2004. Coronary heart disease mortality
was 451,326.
Rosamond W, Flegal K, Furie K, Go A, et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics- 2008 Update. Circulation. 2008; 117. http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/117/4/e25