Interesting Facts about Heart Disease

                                HEART DISEASE FACTS

Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Cancer and stroke round out the top three.

Heart disease is an umbrella term that includes conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart attack, cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart diseases.
The most common cause of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD), which is a blocked or narrowed coronary artery that supplies the heart with blood.
Heart disease accounts for 40% of all U.S. deaths, more than all forms of cancer combined.
Heart Disease Costs
In the U.S., Heart Disease costs billions of dollars each year
Heart disease costs the United States $316.4 billion annually.
The diabetes drug Avandia has been linked to tens of thousands of heart attacks. A U.S. Senate report claims that the makers of the drug, GlaxoSmithKline, knew of the risks and kept them from the public.
A person with both a first-degree relative (a parent or sibling) and a second-degree relative (uncle or grandparent) who suffer from heart disease before the age of 60 is nearly 10 times more likely to suffer from heart disease early in life.
CT scans of mummies reveal that heart disease was surprisingly frequent in ancient Egypt, suggesting that heart disease is caused by factors other than modern habits, such as smoking, fast food, and T.V. watching (inactivity).
A Danish study claims that men and women with thighs that measure less than 23.62 inches (60 cm) in circumference have a higher risk of developing heart disease.
It takes just four to six minutes after cardiac arrest before a person experiences brain death and then complete death. The survival rate outside a hospital is less than 1-2%.
Sixteen percent of patients treated in Seattle for cardiac arrest survived, compared to 3% in Alabama.
Researchers suggest that those who stay up late may be more prone to heart disease even if they get eight hours' sleep. Also, in one study, women who slept five hours or less a night were 39% more likely to develop heart disease than women who got eight hours. All of this is possibly due to habits or events associated with late nights or short sleep hours rather than the time factors themselves.
Heart attacks and sudden cardiac arrests are two different events. A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when blood supply to the heart muscle stops and the heart muscle dies. A sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) occurs when the heart suddenly stops pumping due to an electrical problem in the heart. An SCA may occur in tandem with a heart attack.
In the United States, more than 1,000 people die every day from sudden cardiac death or cardiac arrest.
People who live alone are twice as likely to have a heart attack or sudden cardiac death as those who live with a partner or roommate.
Laughing and Hearts
Laughter can help protect the heart
Laughing relaxes and expands blood vessels, which helps protect the heart.
Negative emotions and depression are risk factors for heart attack and stroke. Conversely, happier people are less likely to develop heart disease.
Researchers found that a woman’s resting pulse rate was a good indicator of her risk of heart attack. Women with high heart rates, at or above 76 beats per minute, were more likely to suffer a heart attack than women with lower resting pulse rates (62 beats per minute or less).
Six and a half million Americans suffer from angina (severe cardiac pain).
More than 2,500 Americans die from heart disease each day, equaling one death every 34 seconds.

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