720,000 people die of heart disease every year
It is the most common disease among men and women
Cardiovascular diseases claim more lives than all forms of cancer combined
In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 34 seconds
In women, 1 in 3 die of heart disease compared to 1 in 31 for breast cancer
43 million women in the U.S. are affected by heart disease
The symptoms of heart disease are different in men and women, and are often misunderstood
An American dies of cardiovascular disease every 40 seconds
Direct and indirect costs related to heart disease total to 320.1 billion
Worldwide, tobacco smoking was one of the top three risk factors
Less than 1% of U.S. adults meet the American Heart Association's definition for an "ideal healthy diet."

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