Do You Know These Facts About Cardiovascular Disease?

Cardiovascular disease is amongst the top killers in our modern society. The alarming fact is that we are bringing it onto ourselves.

Don't get caught of guard, educate yourself and make the necessary changes.

clipped from www.med.umich.edu Diseases of the heart and blood vessels do more than just kill. They profoundly affect the lives of those who have them. More than 70 million Americans have some form of cardiovascular condition, from the tiniest infant born with a mis-formed heart valve, to the young athlete with a heart rhythm abnormality, to the businesswoman with a growing aneurysm and the senior citizen whose life is limited by high blood pressure and heart failure. 1 million Americans have a congenital heart defect. 4.7 million Americans have had a stroke, making it the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S. 4.9 million Americans have congestive heart failure. 12.9 million Americans have coronary heart disease, including 7.6 million with previous myocardial infarction (heart attack), and 6.6 million with angina. 50 million Americans have high blood pressure (hypertension).

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