Silver Book Fact
Heart disease costs the U.S. $108.9 billion a year–including direct medical expenses and indirect cost in lost of productivity.
Heidenreich P, Trogdon J, Khaviou O, Butler J, et al. Forecasting the Future of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: A policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circ. 2011; 123: 933-44. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2011/01/24/CIR.0b013e31820a55f5.abstract