Cardiovascular Health and Awareness

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    Did you know....

• Cardiovascular Disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women (65 and older) in the United States.²
• Cardiovascular Disease is the 2nd leading cause of death for children (ages 0-14).¹
• Cardiovascular Disease claimed 869,724 lives in 2004.¹
• In 2005, 80,700,000 people had one or more forms of cardiovascular disease.¹
• One in three adults has high blood pressure. About 30% of them don't know they have it.¹
• Worldwide, coronary heart disease kills more than 7 million people each year.²

¹Statistics retrieved from American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org).
²Statistics retrieved from DHDS Heart Disease Facts and Statistics (http://www.cdc.gov/HeartDisease/facts.htm).

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