Heart Disease
Austin Maiello
facts on heart disease and how people get it
- 610,000 people die of heart disease each year
- heart disease is the leading cause of death
- poor diet and exercising leads to heart disease
- Heart disease costs the United States $316.4 billion annually.
- people suffer from more heart attacks in the morning than any other time of day
the different types of heart disease
- coronary artery disease
- high blood pressure
- cardiac arrest
- congestive heart failure
- high cholesterol levels
coarctation of the aorta
Coarctation of the aorta is a birth defect in which a part of the aorta is narrower than usual.
Ventrical Septal Defect
A heart defect due to an abnormal connection between the lower chambers of the heart. the tissue that divides the two chambers of the heart
subaortric membrane stenosis
subaortic membrane stenosis is when there is tissue growth in the aortic valve. to have it removed they would have to preform surgery to remove it.
percentages of ages of people and death in the u.s.
29% of people with heart disease are bellow the age of 65
heart disease accounts for 40% of deaths in the u.s.
the survival rate of cardiac arrest is as low as 1-2%
The american heart association
the american heart association is a organisation that provides information to help people who are diagnosed with a heart condition. they give courses on CPR training. the american heart association gives people information on how to live healthy with a heart condition.
Website: www.heart.org
Phone: (518) 626-8750
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