- In 2002, over 340,000 men died from heart disease.
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death in men.
- A man's average age for a first heart attack is 66 years old.
- Between 70 percent and 89 percent of sudden cardiac incidents occur in men.
- 50 percent of men who have a heart attack before the age of 65 die within eight years.
- Men suffer heart attacks on average, ten years earlier than women.
- 50 percent of men who have died from a heart attack exhibited no previous symptoms.
- Men who are clinically depressed have a higher risk of heart disease and heart attack then men who are not depressed.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Men and Heart Disease Statistics
While heart disease is the number one killer of women, men are equally affected.
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According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the nation's single leading cause of death for both men and women. At least 58.8 million people in this country suffer from some form of heart disease.
And on the whole, cardiovascular diseases (the combination of heart disease and stroke) kill some 950,000 Americans every year.
Still, there are many misconceptions about heart disease: "The biggest misconception is that heart disease only happens to the elderly," said Elizabeth Schilling, CRNP with the Center for Preventive Cardiology Program at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
In fact, according to the American Heart Association, almost 150,00 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease each year are under the age of 65. And one out of every 20 people below the age of 40 has heart disease.
So, it is now a wise decision to keep a constant monitoring of your health. Why to take a chance if we have the option. I was in the similar misconception that heart disease are far away waiting for me to get aged. But to my surprise, I was found to be having a calcium deposit in my coronary arteries. I need to have my advance diagnostic scans due reassure whether something really deadly is waiting for me. Though it was some dreadful going on in my life, but I never felt any kind of discomfort in Elitehealth.com advanced diagnostic facility. They were having some of the latest diagnostic equipments and non invasive techniques which made me feel safe.
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