Heart disease is the leading cause of death, killing 655,000 Americans annually. One in four deaths is caused by heart disease. This is the equivalent of one person dying every 36 seconds.
Every year, 805,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 605,000 are a first heart attack. About one in five attacks is silent: the damage is done but the person is unaware of it.
The good news is that these statistics...