Reports

About Million Hearts^®

Preventing 1 Million Heart Attacks and Strokes: A Turning Point for Impact

Since launching in 2012, Million Hearts^® has made progress toward reducing illness and death from heart attack and stroke. We’ve learned a lot from leaders and partners in health care and communities about how to effect change. At the half-way mark, we’re accelerating our efforts—join us and take action.

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Million Hearts^® 2012: Building Strong Partnerships for Progress

In 2012, the initiative’s first year, Million Hearts^® built strong partnerships to ensure steady progress toward preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. Check out just a few examples of how partners worked to improve heart health—a focus on the ABCS, using health information technology, and working in teams.

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CDC Vital Signs

Heart Age
September 2015
Is your heart older than you?

Reducing Sodium in Children’s Diets
September 2014
The pressure is on to keep blood pressure down.

Preventable Deaths from Heart Disease & Stroke
September 2013
Improving care can save more lives.

Getting Blood Pressure Under Control
September 2012
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

Where’s the Sodium?
February 2012
About 90% of Americans eat more sodium than is recommended for a healthy diet.

High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
February 2011
Cardiovascular diseases kill more than 800,000 U.S. adults each year.

Other Publications

Heart Disease & Stroke

Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation From 20% to 70%: A Road Map From the Million Hearts Cardiac Rehabilitation Collaborative [PDF-423K]
Mayo Clinic Proceedings, November 2016

Prevention of Stroke: A Strategic Global Imperative
Nature Reviews Neurology, July 2016

County Health Factors Associated with Avoidable Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease in the United States, 2006–2010 [PDF-3M]
Public Health Reports, May-June 2016

Changes in the Geographic Patterns of Heart Disease Mortality in the United States, 1973 to 2010
Circulation, March 2016
- Click here to view an animated map that reflects the geographic shift in heart disease death rates in the U.S. between 1970 and 2010.

Disparities in Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Declining Heart Disease Mortality by Race and Sex in the United States, 1973–2010
Journal of the American Heart Association, December 2015

Use of Aspirin for Prevention of Recurrent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults—20 States and the District of Columbia, 2013
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 2015

Trends in Mortality Rates by Subtypes of Heart Disease in the United States, 2000–2010
JAMA, November 2014

Predicted 10-Year Risk of Developing Cardiovascular Disease at the State Level in the U.S.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, November 2014

A Literature Review of Indirect Costs Associated with Stroke
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, June 2014

Costs of Hospitalization for Stroke Patients Aged 18–64 Years in the United States
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, June 2014

How Policymakers Can Advance Cardiovascular Health
Scientific American, June 2014

Trends and Disparities in Heart Disease Mortality Among American Indians/Alaska Natives, 1990–2009
American Journal of Public Health, June 2014

Million Hearts^®: Prevalence of Leading Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors—United States, 2005–2012
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 2014

Factors Influencing the Decline in Stroke Mortality
Stroke, February 2014

Added Sugar Intake and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Among U.S. Adults
JAMA Internal Medicine, April 2014

Aspirin in the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
New England Journal of Medicine, January 2013