what the research says

HEART DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.1

Every year in the United States:

605,000 are a first heart attack3

200,000 happen to people who have already had a heart attack3

About 1 in 5 heart attacks is silent — the damage is done, but the person is not aware of it.3

HEART ATTACKS

In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds.3

DEATHS

Someone dies every 36 seconds in our country from cardiovascular disease.1

YEARLY TOTAL

About 655,000 Americans die from heart disease each year.2

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Underlying Cause of Death, 1999–2018. CDC WONDER Online Database. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. Accessed March 12, 2020.
  2. Virani SS, Alonso A, Benjamin EJ, Bittencourt MS, Callaway CW, Carson AP, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2020 update: a report from the American Heart Associationexternal icon. 2020;141(9):e139–e596.
  3. Fryar CD, Chen T-C, Li X. Prevalence of uncontrolled risk factors for cardiovascular disease: United States, 1999–2010 pdf icon[PDF-494K]. NCHS data brief, no. 103. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2012. Accessed May 9, 2019.

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