http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0602.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Heart disease and stroke, the principal causes of cardiovascular disease, are the first and fifth leading causes of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Risk factors often occur together and as the number of risk factors increases, so does the likelihood of heart disease and stroke.