American Heart Association Year-End Report
The numbers are in. More than one-third of all deaths in the United States in 2004 were caused by cardiovascular disease: heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure and congenital cardiovascular defects.
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For CVD deaths as a whole, Minnesota had the lowest death rate and Mississippi had the highest.
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For coronary heart disease deaths, Hawaii has the lowest rate, while Oklahoma had the highest.
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For stroke deaths, New York had the lowest.
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Twice as many angioplasties, bypass surgery, open-heart surgeries, and pacemakers implants are performed in the South as compared to all others.
More specifics at the American Heart Association.
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