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![]() Cardiovascular Disease Statistics Estimates for the year 2005 are that 80,700,000 people in the United States have one or more forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Cardiovascular diseases
Coronary heart disease Coronary heart disease is caused by atherosclerosis (ath"er-o-skleh-RO'sis), the narrowing of the coronary arteries due to fatty build ups of plaque. It's likely to produce angina pectoris (chest pain), heart attack or both.
Mortality — The total number of deaths from a given disease in a population during a specific interval of time, usually a year. Prevalence — The total number of cases of a given disease existing in a population at a specific point in time.
See also: Angioplasty and Cardiac Revascularization Treatments and Statistics Cardiac Disease in Children Statistics Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Statistics Cholesterol Statistics Cigarette Smoking Statistics Congenital Cardiovascular Disease Statistics Diabetes Mellitus Statistics Heart Attack and Angina Statistics Heart Transplants and Statistics High Blood Pressure Statistics Open-Heart Surgery Statistics Rheumatic Heart Disease Statistics Stroke Statistics |
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