Heart disease is the #1 cause of death for men and women in the United States.
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Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the United States
Coronary heart disease accounts for 1 in 7 deaths in the U.S., killing over 380,000 people a year.
Approximately every 40 seconds, an American will have a heart attack.
About 805,000 people in the US have heart attacks each year. Approximately 20% of those heart attacks are silent– the damage is done, but the person is not aware of it.
The estimated annual incidence of heart attack in the US is 605,000 new attacks and 200,000 recurrent attacks.