Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2013 Update

Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies, brings together the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and presents them in its Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update. The Statistical Update represents a critical resource for the lay public, policy makers, media professionals, clinicians, healthcare administrators, researchers, and others seeking the best available data on these conditions. Together, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke produce immense health and economic burdens in the United…

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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  American Heart Association
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  NFL Charities
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  Bristol-Myers Squibb
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  Kaiser Permanente
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  Northwestern University
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  University of Washington
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  University of Cincinnati
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  University of South Carolina
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  National Institutes of Health
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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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  University of California, San Francisco
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  Feinberg School of Medicine
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  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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  National Center for Research Resources
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  Janssen Pharmaceuticals