Considered one of the leading causes of death in the United States for both men and women, at least two people per ________ in the United States experience coronary artery disease (CAD)-related events, according to the American Heart Association.
a. minute
b. hour
c. day
d. week
e. month
Answer is a. minute
Heart Disease Facts
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2015 were in men.1
- About 630,000 Americans die from heart disease each year—that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.1
- Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing about 366,000 peoplein 2015.1
- In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Each minute, more than one person in the United States dies from a heart disease-related event.2
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people of most racial/ethnic groups in the United States, including African Americans, Hispanics, and whites. For Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders and American Indians or Alaska Natives, heart disease is second only to cancer.3
- Heart disease costs the United States about $200 billion each year.1 This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.
Source: CDC
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