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By the Numbers: Heart Health

- About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States each year, making it the leading cause of death for men and women.

- Every year about 935,000 Americans have a heart attack.

- Coronary heart disease costs the United States $109 billion each year, including the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.

- Only 27 percent of people are aware that there are other warning signs of a heart attack besides chest pain.

- About 47 percent of Americans have at least one of the three major warning signs for heart disease: high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking.


Source: CDC

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