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Jury Awards Woman $755,000 in Emergency Room Medical Malpractice CasePosted on 5/16/2012
New Board Recommendations Important to Safety of Atlanta PatientsPosted on 5/9/2012
Are Georgia and U.S. Doctors Committing Medical Malpractice Online?Posted on 5/2/2012
Georgia and U.S. Nursing Homes’ Emergency Preparedness QuestionedPosted on 5/1/2012
Military Man Sues U.S. Government for Medical Malpractice DamagesPosted on 4/23/2012
“Doctors and Consumers Fight Unnecessary Testing”Posted on 4/18/2012
Could a New Diagnostic Tool Help Predict Heart Attacks and Save Lives?Posted on 4/9/2012
Important New Study Published on Most Common Childhood Leukemia, ALLPosted on 4/1/2012
Are Low Income Patients More Likely to Sue for Medical Malpractice?Posted on 3/19/2012
Are State Medical Boards Protecting the Public from Medical Malpractice?Posted on 3/9/2012

How common is cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States?

A: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is very common in America. So common, in fact, that CVD is the leading cause of death in our country. According to the American Heart Association, approximately 81.1 million adults in the U.S. have one or more types of CVD. That means that a little more than one out of every three American adults is suffering from the condition.

There are several types of CVD, including hypertension (high-blood pressure), coronary heart disease and heart failure. Of the many risk factors associated with CVD, age is one of the most important. Of the number of Americans with CVD, about 40.4 million are of age 60 or older. That equates to nearly half of all incidences of CVD. Mortality rates are similarly high - statistics show that in over 33 percent of all U.S. deaths in 2007, CVD was the underlying cause of death.