HEART D I SE A S E

BY: NOEMI VILLA

 DEATH RATE FROM HEART DISEASE ROSE 0.9% LAST YEAR
HEART DISEASES BEGAN TO INCREASE IN 2015 BECAUSE OBESITY AND DIABETES HAS
BEEN INCREASING

HEART DISEASES PUSHED LIFE EXPECTANCY DOWN BY ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE

POINT, TO 78.8 YEARS (LIFE EXPECTANCY IS 37 DAYS LESS THAN IT WAS IN 2014)

OBESITY IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF HEART DISEASE AND IT HAS RISEN
GREATLY IN THE PAST COUPLE DECADES. IN THE 1970S, 15% OF ADULTS FROM THE
AGES OF 20-74 WERE OBESE, AND 6% OF TEENAGERS WERE OBESE. AS OF 2015, 38% OF
ADULTS WERE OBESE AND 21% OF TEENAGERS ARE OBESE.
 STATISTICS
90% OF WOMEN HAVE ONE OR MORE RISK FACTORS FOR HEART DISEASE OR STROKE.
80% OF HEART DISEASE AND STROKE EVENTS MAY BE PREVENTED BY LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND EDUCATION
WOMEN DEVELOP HEART DISEASE 10 YEARS LATER THAN MEN DO.
HISPANIC WOMEN ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP HEART DISEASE 10 YEARS EARLIER THAN CAUCASIAN WOMEN.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (HEART DISEASES) ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR HISPANIC WOMEN,
KILLING NEARLY 21,000 ANNUALLY.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, KILLING OVER
48,000 ANNUALLY.
 TREATMENT
TREATMENT CAN VARY DEPENDING ON THE HEART DISEASE YOU HAVE
HEART INFECTIONS ARE USUALLY TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS
MOST HEART DISEASE ARE TREATED WITH MEDICATIONS, LIFESTYLE CHANGES, AND
MEDICAL PROCEDURES OR SURGERY.
 RESOURCES
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HTTP://WWW.MAYOCLINIC.ORG/DISEASES-CONDITIONS/HEART-DISEASE/BASICS/TREATMENT/CON-20034056