Heart Disease Facts and Statistics
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.1 People of all ages and backgrounds can get the condition.
Reference
- MiniƱo AM, Murphy SL, Xu J, Kochanek KD. Deaths: Final data for 2008. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 59 no 10. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2011.
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