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World 01_10_18 The World Barre-Montpelier, VT Your Health - Special Supplement
World 01_10_18
The World
Barre-Montpelier, VT
Your Health - Special Supplement
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YOUR HEALTH | BY THE NUMBERS<br />
Deadly<br />
Heart<br />
Disease<br />
A<br />
ccording to the American Heart<br />
Association, about 70,000 people in<br />
the US have heart attacks each year,<br />
ultimately killing about 114,000 of those<br />
affected. Cardiovascular disease is<br />
prevalent in both genders as it is the<br />
leading cause of death in men and women.<br />
February is Heart Health<br />
Month. You can show support by<br />
wearing red on National Wear<br />
Red Day to raise awareness of<br />
the very serious condition. Heart<br />
attacks and strokes are considered<br />
risks from cardiovascular<br />
disease.<br />
These alarming facts from the<br />
American Heart Association are<br />
meant to inspire you to become<br />
serious about heart health for<br />
you and your loved ones:<br />
• Cardiovascular disease<br />
claims more lives than all forms<br />
of all cancers and chronic lower<br />
respiratory disease combined.<br />
• Nearly half of all African-<br />
American adults have some<br />
form of cardiovascular disease.<br />
• Approximately every 40 seconds,<br />
an American will have a<br />
heart attack.<br />
• The average age for the first<br />
heart attack in men is 65 years<br />
old; it is 71 years in women.<br />
• Strokes are the leading cause<br />
of serious long-term disability in<br />
the United States.<br />
• Between 2<strong>01</strong>3 and 2030,<br />
medical costs of coronary heart<br />
disease were expected to<br />
increase by about <strong>10</strong>0 percent.<br />
The cost during 2<strong>01</strong>2 and 2<strong>01</strong>3<br />
was $199.6 billion.<br />
• Stroke accounts for 1 of<br />
every 20 deaths in the United<br />
States. A stroke kills someone in<br />
American about every 4 minutes.<br />
• About 85.7 million American<br />
adults have high-blood pressure.<br />
This is a contributing factor to<br />
cardiovascular disease.<br />
• Nearly half of those with<br />
high-blood pressure do not have<br />
it under control.<br />
• Coronary heart disease<br />
accounts for over one in seven<br />
deaths in the U.S., or about<br />
360,000 people annually.<br />
• About 92.1 million American<br />
adults are living with some form<br />
of cardiovascular disease or the<br />
after-effects of stroke.<br />
Make this year about getting<br />
on top of your heart health and<br />
not becoming a statistic. Consult<br />
with your doctor if you think<br />
your heart is at risk.<br />
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