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About Heart Disease

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Key points

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  • The term \"heart disease\" refers to several types of heart conditions. \n
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  • Know your risk for heart disease so you can prevent it. \n
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  • High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors. \n
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  • About 1 in 5 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2022. \n
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What is heart disease?

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The term \"heart disease\" refers to several types of heart conditions. The most common type of heart disease in the United States is coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD affects the blood flow to the heart. Decreased blood flow can cause a heart attack.

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Symptoms

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Sometimes heart disease may be \"silent\" and not diagnosed until a person experiences signs or symptoms of a heart attack, heart failure, or an arrhythmia. When these events happen, symptoms may include:1

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  • Heart attack: Chest pain or discomfort, upper back or neck pain, heartburn, nausea or vomiting, extreme fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath. \n
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  • Arrhythmia: Fluttering feelings in the chest (palpitations). \n
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  • Heart failure: Shortness of breath, fatigue, or swelling of the feet, ankles, legs, abdomen, or neck veins. \n
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Risk factors

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High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors for heart disease. About half of people in the United States (47%) have at least one of these three risk factors.2 Several other medical conditions and lifestyle choices can also put people at a higher risk for heart disease, including

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Learn how heart disease and mental health disorders are related.

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Learn the Facts About Heart Disease

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In 2022, 702,880 people in the United States died from heart disease. That's the equivalent of 1 in every 5 deaths. Learn more facts.

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Treatment and recovery

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What is cardiac rehabilitation?

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Cardiac rehabilitation is an important program for anyone recovering from a heart attack. This can also include heart failure, or some types of heart surgery. Cardiac rehabilitation is a supervised program that includes

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  • Taking medicine as prescribed. \n
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  • Ways to help you quit smoking. \n
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  • Counseling to find ways to relieve stress and improve mental health. \n
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A team of people may help you through cardiac rehabilitation. This may include

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  • Physical therapists. \n
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What CDC is doing

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\n National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; \n About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention \n
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  1. National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 2018\u20132022 on CDC WONDER Database. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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  2. Tsao CW, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics\u20142023 Update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2023;147:e93\u2013e621.
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Source URL: http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/index.htm
Source Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Captured Date: 2016-05-23 21:54:27.0
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