Did you know?
While comprehensive testing at the Heart Attack Preventions Strategies will give you the most precise assessment of your level of risk, there are a number of red flags we look for, such as:
- Cardiovascular Disease is the number one killer in the U.S. for both men and women.
- Cardiovascular Disease is the leading cause of death in women.
- Women are 10 times more likely to die from heart attacks than from breast cancer.
- Approximately 60% of all heart attacks occur in persons without prior evidence of coronary heart disease.
- 80% of the people with coronary artery disease have the same cholesterol values as those with no disease.
- Cardiovascular Disease claims more lives each year than the next five leading causes of death combined.
- Sixty percent of all deaths in the U.S. are attributed to Cardiovascular Disease.
- Over 40% of all people age 45+ have Cardiovascular Disease. 1 million people die of Cardiovascular Disease each year.
- Almost 150,000 Americans killed by Cardiovascular Disease each year are under age 65.
- Nearly 2,600 Americans die of Cardiovascular Disease each day, one death every 33 seconds, more than the deaths caused by all forms of cancer.
- Since 1984, heart disease has claimed the lives of more females than males.
