IN THE KNOW
ARE YOU AT RISK FOR H EART DISEASE? CONSI DER TH E MI LLIONS OF AMERICANS IT AFFECTS.
One of every seven deaths in
the US is caused by heart disease,
according to the American
Heart Association.
Heart disease strikes someone in
the US nearly every
More than
85 million
Americans
are
heart disease or
stroke survivors
— more than the
entire population
of Germany.
of Hispanic men are
affected by high cholesterol.
CALL 911
if you have
heart attack
symptoms like
lightheadedness,
severe fatigue or
pain in the arms,
back, chest,
neck, arms, jaw
or stomach.
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P R E V E N T I O N
Work with your physician to
identify and manage your
risk factors — such as family
history, high blood pressure
and high cholesterol — to
address heart disease before it
becomes deadly.
D I AG N O S I S
Noninvasive imaging tests,
such as an echocardiogram,
assess your vascular function.
Physicians also use X-ray-guided
catheters, or fl exible tubes
inserted into the blood vessels, to
locate blockages.
T R E ATM E N T
Interventional cardiologists use
catheters to open blockages and
get blood fl owing again. Catheters
can be used with balloon tips to
open narrowed arteries, as well as
to place tubes called stents that
prop open an artery.
46%
But only one in fi ve African-
American women believes she
is at risk for heart disease.
20%
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Heart disease is the NUMBER 1 KILLER of men and
women in the US — more than all cancers combined.
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of African-American women are
prone to high blood pressure.
48%
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