Risk Factors Still Exact Heavy Toll As Cardiovascular Disease Death Rates Decline
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rates are declining, but CVD is still the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, and risk factor control remains a challenge for many, according to the most recent data from the American Heart Association’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2008 Update. The Update is available in the Dec. 17 online issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association at http://www. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Cardiovascular on December 24th, 2007