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Heart disease is caused by a build-up of plaque in the arterial walls, which blocks the flow of blood to the heart muscle. |
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Every 60 seconds, someone in this country suffers a fatal heart attack. |
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Cardiovascular Disease ranks
as the
No. 2 cause of death for children under age 15. |
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About 1 million Americans
alive today have congenital cardiovascular defects
- 25 percent are children. |
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No disease claims as many
women's lives as Cardiovascular Disease. |
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In 2005, the projected direct
and indirect cost of Cardiovascular Disease is an
estimated $393.5 billion. |
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Coronary Heart Disease is
the single largest killer of American males and
females. |
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The estimated average number of years
of life lost due to a heart attack is 11.5. |
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On average, every 45 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke. |
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Each year, more than a million
persons in the U.S. have a heart attack and about
half (515,000) of them die. About one-half of those
who die, do so within 1 hour of the start of symptoms
and before reaching the hospital. |
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SOURCE: Leading Medical Journals. |
