Circulatory Health magazine

Facts & Figures
The heart
There are some 1.4 million patients with cardiovascular
disease in the Netherlands.
Heart failure
Heart failure means
that the heart cannot
effectively pump blood
through the body. Every
year, about 40,000
people receive the
diagnosis heart failure.
53% of them are
women, 47% are men.
Stroke is a collective
term for TIA, cerebral
infarction and brain
hemorrhage. Every year,
some 41,000 people
suffer from a stroke.
That's about 113
people every day.
Weight
Over half of the Dutch
population is overweight.
Over 10% of them are
morbidly obese. A healthy
weight reduces the risk of
cardiovascular disease.
Aneurysm
About 300,000 people in the
Netherlands have a brain
aneurysm, a dilated artery in
the brain.
High risk: femalespecific
factors
1 in 4 women in the
Netherlands dies from
cardiovascular disease.
Every day, 306 women are
hospitalized because of a
cardiovascular disease.
In the Netherlands there
are approximately
670,000 women with a
cardiovascular disease.
In the Netherlands
57 women die from
cardiovascular disease
every day. That is more than
two women every hour.
The heart is a
pump that pumps
around 4 to 5 liters
of blood per
minute. The blood
contains oxygen
and nutrients for
all muscles and
organs.
Exercise reduces the risk
of cardiovascular disease
Exercise at least 2.5 hours
a week with moderate
intensity. For example, go
cycling or walking a few
days a week. Do activities
that strengthen your
muscles and bones at least
twice a week.
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