In fact, statistics show that cardiovascular disease, or heart disease, is America's leading health problem and the leading cause of death. Each year, more than one million Americans die from cardiovascular disease. Nearly as many people die from cardiovascular disease as from cancer, accidents, pneumonia, influenza and all other causes of death combined. It is a myth that heart disease is a man's disease - studies have shown that it is the number one killer for women, as well as for men. Men generally begin suffering from heart disease at a younger age than women, but more than half the women alive today will die from cardiovascular disease.
Heart disease is an equal opportunity killer - affecting both sexes, every race, and all ages.
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