Globally, heart disease is the number 1 cause of death, killing 12.6 million people a year, which represents 22% of all global deaths.
The importance of addressing heart disease.
How is heart disease so deadly?
- Difficult to detect: 77% of people with heart disease show no symptoms and are left untreated.
- It is difficult to prevent: for 30% of people, the first and only sign of a heart problem will be from a fatal heart attack.
Coronary Artery Disease
- Globally, heart disease is the number 1 cause of death, with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) being the most common form of heart disease and leading cause of death. It is caused when blood vessels that carry blood to the heart get blocked with plaque.
- 9.2 MILLION die from heart attacks per year.
- Coronary Artery Disease is the single biggest killer, with the global number of deaths from heart and circulatory diseases projected to rise further.
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