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Heart Disease Facts and Statistics

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.1 People of all ages and backgrounds can get the condition.


Reference

  1. Kochanek KD, Xu JQ, Murphy SL, Miniño AM, Kung HC. Deaths: final data for 2009 [PDF-2M]. National vital statistics reports. 2011;60(3).

 
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