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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics–2012 Update

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Publication
Circ
Publisher
American Heart Association
Publication Date
2012
Authors
Roger V, Go A, Lloyd-Jones D, Benjamin E, et al.
Volume & Issue
Volume 125, Issue 1
Pages
e2-e220
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    • Between 1998 and 2008, the stroke death rate fell 34.8%. The actual number of stroke deaths declined 19.4%.  
    • Between 1998 and 2008, the rate of death attributable to cardiovascular disease declined 30.6%.  
    • If all forms of cardiovascular disease were eliminated, life expectancy would rise by almost 7 years.  
    • Over the next 20 years, medical costs of coronary heart disease are projected to increase by around 200%.  
    • Atrial fibrillation prevalence projection, 2050
      Atrial fibrillation prevalence is projected to rise to between 5.6 and 12.1 million in 2050.  
    • The estimated direct and indirect cost of high blood pressure in 2008 was $50.6 billion.  
    • In 2006, $11.7 billion was paid to Medicare beneficiaries for in-hospital costs when coronary heart disease was the principal diagnosis.  
    • The estimated direct and indirect cost of heart disease in 2008 was $190.3 billion.  
    • In 2008, the estimated direct and indirect cost of cardiovascular disease was $297.7 billion.  
    • The average cost per cardiovascular hospitalization in 2005 was around 41% higher than the average cost for all stays.  
    • The total inpatient hospital cost for cardiovascular disease was $71.2 billion in 2005. This is equal to approximately one fourth of the total cost of inpatient hospital care in…  
    • In 2009, stroke as a first-listed diagnosis was the cause of 3.3 million physician office visits, 768,000 emergency department visits and 127,000 outpatient department visits.  
    • When considered separately from other forms of cardiovascular disease, stroke ranks as the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S.  
    • Stroke accounts for 1 in every 18 deaths in the U.S.  
    • Every 4 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from a stroke.  
    • In 2009, 372,000 hospitalizations had hypertension listed as the first diagnosis.  
    • The number of ambulatory medical care visits for hypertension was 55 million in 2009–49,966,000 physician office visits, 1,000,000 emergency department visits, and 4,182,000 outpatient visits.  
    • Between 1998 and 2009, the number of inpatient discharged from short-stay hospitals with high blood pressure as the first-listed diagnosis increased from 439,000 to 579,000. The number of all-listed…  
    • Between 1998 and 2008, the death rate from high blood pressure increased by 20% and the actual number of deaths rose by almost 50%.  
    • In 2008, around 61,000 Americans died from high blood pressure. Any-mention mortality was 347,689.  
    • In 2009 there were 3,041,000 physician office visits with a primary diagnosis of heart failure. There were also 668,000 emergency department visits and 293,000 outpatient department visits.  
    • Around 50% of people diagnosed with heart failure will die within 5 years.  
    • 1 in 9 deaths has heart failure mentioned on the death certificate.  
    • In 2008, any-mention mortality was 281,437 for heart failure. It was the underlying cause of death in 56,830 of those deaths.  
    • Atrial fibrillation on death certificates
      In 2008, atrial fibrillation was mentioned on 99,294 death certificates in the U.S. and was the underlying cause of death in 15,383.  
    • In 2009, there were 12,826,000 physician office visits, 639,000 emergency department visits, and 589,000 outpatient department visits with a primary diagnosis of coronary heart disease.  
    • In 2009, there were 14,044,000 ambulatory care visits with coronary heart disease as the first-listed diagnosis.  
    • In 2007, the overall coronary heart disease death rate was 126 per 100,000 people.  
    • People who have had a myocardial infarction have a sudden death rate that is 4 to 6 times higher than the general public.  
    • The estimated average number of years of life lost because of myocardial infarction is 16.6.  
    • Around 15% of those who experience a myocardial infarction in a given year will die from it.  
    • Around 34% of those who experience a coronary attack in a given year will die from it.  
    • Every minute, someone in the U.S. will die from a coronary event.  
    • In 2008, 405,309 people died of coronary heart disease.  
    • Coronary heart disease was the cause of 1 out of every 6 deaths in the U.S. in 2008.  
    • In 2005, around 1 out of every 6 hospital stays–close to 6 million–resulted from cardiovascular disease.  
    • In 2009, 94,871,000 physician office visits resulted in a primary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.  
    • Heart disease, stroke, and hypertension are among the 15 leading causes of disability in the U.S.  
    • In 2008, diseases of the heart were the leading cause of death from women 65 years and older in the U.S.  
    • With the exception of 1918, cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. since 1900.  
    • Every 39 seconds, someone in the U.S. dies from cardiovascular disease.  
    • More than 2,200 Americans die from cardiovascular disease each day–an average of 1 death every 39 seconds.  
    • The overall rate of death attributable to cardiovascular disease in 2008 was 244.8 per 100,000.  
    • AFib attributed stroke rate by age
      The percentage of strokes attributable to atrial fibrillation increases from 1.5% at ages 50 to 59, to 23.5% at ages 80 to 89.  
    • Average age at death from stroke, 2002
      In 2002, the mean age at death from stroke was 79.6 years.  
    • An estimated 7 million Americans age 20 and older have had a stroke.  
    • Atrial fibrillation incidence in women
      Atrial fibrillation in women ranged from 6.6 per 100,000 people per year for patients between the ages of 15 and 44 to 1,203.7 per 100,000 people per year for patients…  
    • Atrial fibrillation as the primary discharge diagnosis rates
      Atrial fibrillation was listed as the primary discharge diagnosis in 20.6 per 100,000 people per year for patients between the ages of 15 and 44 and 1,077.4 per 100,000 people…  
    • Average age of AFib patients
      The mean age for atrial fibrillation is 66.8 years in men and 74.6 years in women.  
    • At 65 years and older 25% of white men, 30% of white women, 25% of black men, and 30% of black women will die within one year of their first…  
    • Around 81% of people who die from coronary heart disease are 65 years and older.  
    • The average age at a first myocardial infarction is 64.5 years for men and 70.3 years for women.  
    • Of the estimated 82.6 million Americans who have one or more types of cardiovascular disease, 40 million are estimated to be age 60 or older.  
    • Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke.  
    • Each year, around 795,000 Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke–around 610,000 are first attacks and 185,000 are recurrent.  
    • Around 33.5% of Americans age 20 years and older have hypertension.  
    • An estimated 76.4 million Americans age 20 years and older have hypertension.  
    • Around 8% of adults in the U.S. have undiagnosed hypertension.  
    • 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure.  
    • At age 40, the lifetime risk of developing heart failure for both men and women is 1 in 5.  
    • An estimated 5.7 million Americans 20 years of age and older have heart failure.  
    • Atrial fibrillation prevalence, 2012
      Atrial fibrillation is estimated to impact between 2.7 and 6.1 million Americans.  
    • Every 25 seconds, someone in the U.S. will experience a coronary event.  
    • Among current home health care patients in 2007, 18.3% had a primary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease at admission.  
    • Around 7.9 million Americans have had a myocardial infarction.  
    • This year, around 785,000 Americans will have a new coronary attack. Around 470,000 will have a recurrent attack.  
    • Around 16.3 million Americans have coronary heart disease.  
    • The lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease at age 40 is 2 in 3 for men and less than 1 in 2 for women.  
    • An estimated 82,600,000 adult Americans–1 in 3–have one or more types of cardiovascular disease.