Heart Disease And Health Outcomes

Heart disease is the number on killer in the United States. Nearly 787,000 people in the U.S. died from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases in 2011. That’s about one of every three deaths in America. About 2,150 Americans die each day from these diseases.

According to the office of the minority health, approximately 48% of African American women and 44% of African American men suffer from some form of the cardiovascular disease which includes heart disease and stroke and adults are 40 percent more likely to have high blood pressure while the women are 1.6 times more likely to die from heart diseases and complications than other ethnic groups (The Office of Minority Health, 2016).

Although Americans suffer more from heart disease than the Japanese, it is definitely prevalent in both cultures. Each country has a unique background history of heart disease. In the Unites states, one in every four deaths is caused by heart disease, making it the primary cause of mortality (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). This disease has been affecting people for a very long time and does not seem to be going away any time soon. Heart disease is

Heart disease is known widely all over the world. It is the number one cause of death in the United States, especially in the state of Oklahoma. Even though America is counted as one of the most developed countries in the world, it is still facing an issue of finding a cure for these deadly diseases. However there can be solutions that can be implemented and used. Including raising taxes on unhealthy food and building sidewalks and tracks. In Oklahoma, the top causes of death are heart diseases and strokes (Heart Disease and Strokes). It is Oklahoma’s leading killer for both men and women, resulting in more than 9,000 deaths in 2012 (Understanding Heart Disease). Some of these heart diseases are Coronary Artery Disease, which is narrowing

Heart disease is the leading killer in the United State. One in four deaths of both men and women is due to heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

· About 950,000 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each year, which amounts to one death every 33 seconds.

In previous studies caregivers lower income status; more hours of caregiving, and patients’ lower functional status were associated with a higher caregiver burden. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men. About 610,000 Americans die from heart disease each year—that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing more than 370,000 people annually (Hwang, 2011).

The current cases of Heart disease in America is three hundred forty-eight thousand six hundred ninety four. The cases of Arthritis is one million one hundred seventy-nine thousand six hundred twenty-one. The current obesity-related cancer cases in two thousand ten was eighty-seven thousand one hundred

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the prevalence of coronary heart disease among all Americans decreased from 6.7 percent in 2006 to 6.0 percent last year (2010). Men, Native Americans, Alaskans, Southerners and those who didn’t graduate high school education had appreciably higher rates of heart disease. The rate of heart disease in 2010 was 7.8 percent for men and 4.6 percent for women. The rate for Native Americans and Alaskans is appreciable higher at 11.6 percent. Blacks experience a 6.5 percent rate, Hispanics 5.8 percent and for whites, 3.9 percent. High school dropouts are twice as likely to contract heart disease as those that hold a college degree, 9.2 to 4.6 percent. West Virginia and Kentucky (8 percent) top the states with the highest rate of heart disease. Connecticut, 4.4 percent and Hawaii 3.7 percent experience the lowest rate. (CNN, 2011)

The number of U.S. deaths due to cardiovascular disease has drastically increased over the past century.

A life with a healthy heart is something that is beyond wonderful. Unfortunately, many people of the world cannot embrace this feeling. Individuals all over the world deal with heart disease. 15 million and counting, heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Heart disease is more prominent in African American women being the number one killer. African American women are less likely to be aware of the education of heart disease than white women. Heart disease kills nearly 50,000 African American women annually. From ages 20 and older, about 49 percent of women have heart disease. Less than half of the women know that heart disease is a health risk, but more than 52 percent are aware of the signs and symptoms. However, men are at great risk for heart disease as well because about 44 percent of black men have heart disease. African American men are at a 70 percent higher risk than white men. Early onset of heart disease means premature death, earlier disability, and higher hospitalization cost. African Americans are among the highest in the world with high blood pressure. They develop high blood pressure earlier on in life because of eating habits and high rates of obesity. But, why is it targeting African

Are you at risk? Cardiovascular disease is still one of the greatest health problem affecting western countries. According to the American Heart Foundation, over 70 million Americans have cardiovascular disease (CVD). The national cost of is nearly $400 billion and every 45 seconds an American has a stoke.

Throughout the history of the United States, two things have always afflicted this great nation: inequality and disease. They have always had an effect on each other, as diseases have affected those from lower classes differently from those from upper classes. In our modern U.S. society, we face a specific disease, heart disease, which is now the leading cause of death in the United States and is part of a complex system of social problems (Center for Disease Control).

The most common heart disease is the Coronary Artery Disease. Through atherosclerosis, plaque builds up in the walls of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart and the other parts of the body. The arteries begins to slowly narrow and can completely block the blood flow (CDC, 2017). This then leads to angina, chest pain, which is a common symptom from when the heart muscle does not get enough blood (CDC, 2017). Moreover, with a weak heart muscle, the heart can fail and begin to have irregular heartbeat (CDC, 2017). Heart attacks can occur from coronary heart disease, and there have been 735,000 Americans who get heart attacks each year and about two-thirds of patients have it for the first time (CDC, 2017). Another form of heart disease is stroke. Stroke is when the blood that flows to the brain is cut off, and if not noticed early on, it can cause permanent brain damage or even death. There are two types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke is when clots form in the brain’s blood vessels, but it can also occur when plaque also clogs the brain’s blood vessel. This plaque is from the adipose tissue and cholesterol, so this leads back to the results of obesity. Hemorrhagic is when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, and this can also be the cause of high blood pressure. In 2013, stroke caused approximately one of every 20 deaths in the United States and someone dies approximately every four minutes. From 2003 to 2013, the rate of stroke