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Cardiovascular disease
* Many cardiovascular diseases are preventable.
* Most cardiovascular diseases afflict humans.
* Some cardiovascular diseases are caused by smoke
  - associate with consumption
* are diseases of the heart and blood vessels
  - one of the leading causes of death for both men and women
  - the leading cause of all African-American deaths
* are the leading cause of death for the nation's senior population
  - in the western world
  - worldwide
  - main cause of death in men and women
  - most important disease in the United States
  - number one cause of death
* are the number one killer of men and women, today
  - women and men
* becomes more common with age
  - of a risk for women after menopause
* can arise when either clot formation or clot dissolution is abnormal.
* can be a major factor in poor circulation to the extremities
  - dangerous during pregnancy if untreated
  - lead to heart attacks and stroke, often at an early age
  - therefore cause disease in all other tissues and organs of the body
* causes more deaths than all cancers combined.
* continue to be the leading cause of death and disability in Hawaii.
* disease of lifestyle , and therefore largely preventable.
* exact an incalculable toll in human pain and suffering.
* health risk which everyone can significantly reduce.
* includes diseases of the heart and blood vessels which develop over time
* includes heart disease and stroke
  - disease, stroke and high blood pressure
* is America's leading killer of both men and women
  - Australia s biggest killer
  - South Carolina's number one health problem
  - also a leading cause of disability
  - any disease that affects the heart and blood vessels
  - associated with a gradual deposition of fatty plaques on artery walls
  - currently the nation's number one killer
  - important, but so is violence
  - more common in built-up areas
  - number one and cancer number two
* is of multifactorial etiology
  - particular concern to the older diver
  - one area in which there are significant differences between the sexes
* is one of the leading causes of disability
  - main causes of death in many developing countries as well
  - our number one killer in the United States
  - prioritized as a leading cause of death in the United States
  - responsible for a preponderance of health problems in the United States
* is the Number One killer of men and women in the United States
  - biggest killer in Western countries
  - cause of more deaths than the next seven causes of death combined
  - country s leading cause of death
* is the leading cause of death In Canada
  - among men and women in the United States
  - among postmenopausal women
  - among women in the United States
  - and disability among racial and ethnic groups
  - and disability in older people
  - and illness in British Columbia
  - for all racial and ethnic groups
  - for men in the United States
  - in American women
  - in Canada today
  - in Tennessee
  - in adults in the United States
  - in both men and women of all races
  - in developed countries
  - in persons with diabetes mellitus
  - in the United States among both men and women
  - in the United States and Europe
  - illness and death in women
* is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among persons with diabetes
  - and mortality in the United States
  - health problem in the Western world
* is the leading killer of American women
  - people with diabetes
  - most common cause of death in American women
  - nation s number one killer of adults
* is the number one cause of death and disability in the United States
  - mortality in California
* is the number one killer in America
  - the USA, and, in many cases, it is preventable
* is the number one killer of American women
  - both women and men in America today
  - number-one cause of death in the United States
* is the primary cause of death in the United States
  - in the diabetic population
  - principal cause of death in postmenopausal women
  - tip of the iceberg
* is two to four times more common among people with diabetes
  - common in people with diabetes
  - very complex
* kill more people than any other single disease.
* kills more than half a million women each year.
* kills more women than all cancers combined
  - types of cancer combined
  - nearly one million people every year in the United States
  - ten times as many women each year
* leading cause of illness and mortality in women
  - impotence
* major cause of premature mortality in Australia
  - health problem worldwide
* multifaceted disease affecting the health of the U.S. population.
* progresses more rapidly after menopause, when estrogen levels decrease.
* refers to a variety of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels.
* remain the leading cause of death for American women.
* remains the largest single cause of death in Australia
  - leading cause of death in America
  - main cause of the increased mortality seen in diabetics
  - number one cause of death among post menopausal women
* represent the most important cause of mortality in industrialised countries.
* serious condition.
* special threat because there are generally no warning signs of disease.
* takes many years to develop.
* tends to manifest itself in specific ways unique to various communities.