Highlights
of a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Quarterly Fact Sheet Spotlight on: Heart
Disease Nearly 22.3 million Americans, or almost 9 percent of the population, suffer from heart disease according to 1994 data. One out of three white persons aged 65 years and over and one out of five black persons in the same age group suffer from heart disease. The South has the greatest prevalence of heart disease (over 9 percent of the population), and the West has the lowest prevalence of heart disease (under 8 percent of the population). Hospital visits Over 4.4 million surgical procedures were performed on the cardiovascular system in 1993. More than half of these procedures were performed on patients aged 65 years and over and nearly 3.8 million were performed on patients aged 45 years and over. The most common procedure was cardiac catheterization (over 1 million performed annually), followed by coronary artery bypass grafts (485,000), removal of coronary artery obstruction, including angioplasty (398,000), and hemodialysis (328,000). In addition, an estimated 646,000 visits to hospital emergency departments were for symptoms referable to the cardiovascular system. Over 11.1 million electrocardiograms (EKGs) were performed on these patients. Another 202,000 cardiovascular-related visits were made to hospital outpatient departments in 1993, where 156,000 EKGs were performed. Doctor visits For further information about "Monitoring Health Care in America" contact the NCHS office of Public Affairs at 301-458-4800 or via e-mail at paoquery@cdc.gov. Data Sources Monthly Vital
Statistics Report Vital and Health
Statistics Series Report Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics No.
271. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1993
Emergency Department Summary. 16 pp. (PHS) 96-1250. No.
270. National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1993 Summary. 20 pp.
(PHS) 96-1250 No.
264. 1993 Summary: National Hospital Discharge Survey. 12 pp.
(PHS) 95-1250 No. 248. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1992. Outpatient Department Summary.
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