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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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The range of service offered includes<br />

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