Heart disease in the US1
- #1 cause of death, 635,260 deaths annually
- Cardiovascular disease kills more adults in the US than breast cancer, colon cancer & prostate cancer COMBINED!
Cardiac arrest vs heart attack2
Cardiac arrest:
- 37 deaths every hour
- Males age 35-45 primary demographic
- 5-10% change of survival
Heart attack
- 90 deaths every hour
- males age 65+ primary demographic
- 90% chance of survival
Cost of heart disease in the US3
- 200 billion annually
Positive trend in lives saved 4
- 50% decline in #of deaths
- Over the last several decades, there has been a 50% decline in the number of deaths caused by heart disease
- Our work is far from over, but together we can help impact outcomes for heart disease using the many new tools available today
- 23% of deaths are heart disease
References:
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
- https://healthmetrics.heart.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Heart-Disease-and-Stroke-Statistics-2017-ucm_491265.pdf
- https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_heart_disease.htm
- Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Associate Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute