Heart Disease Facts - RWJBarnabas Health

[Pages:1]Heart disease ? the facts

Leading cause of death in both men and women in the U.S. and in New Jersey

Risk factors Cholesterol level Diabetes Diet Family history

High blood pressure Obesity Physical inactivity Smoking

Smoking, high cholesterol and high blood pressure:

49%

of Americans

51%

49% have at least

one of these

risk factors

Every

40

seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack

Almost

1/2

of sudden cardiac deaths occur outside of the hospital

heart

Sources: American Heart Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthy NJ 2020

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