Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
Emelia J. Benjamin, Salim S. Virani, Clifton W. Callaway, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Alex R. Chang, Susan C. Cheng, Stephanie E. Chiuve, Mary Cushman, Francesca Nesta Delling, Rajat Deo, Sarah D. de Ferranti, Jane F. Ferguson, Myriam Fornage, Cathleen Gillespie, Carmen R. Isasi, Monik C. Jiménez, Lori Chaffin Jordan, Suzanne E. Judd, Daniel T. Lackland, Judith H. Lichtman, Lynda D. Lisabeth, Simin Liu, Chris Todd Longenecker, Pamela L. Lutsey, Jason S. Mackey, David Bruce Matchar, Kunihiro Matsushita, Michael E. Mussolino, Khurram Nasir, Martín O’Flaherty and 21 others
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Abstract
Each chapter listed in the Table of Contents (see next page) is a hyperlink to that chapter. The reader clicks the chapter name to access that chapter. Each chapter listed here is a hyperlink. Click on the chapter name to be taken to that chapter. Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and the cardiovascular risk factors listed in the AHA’s My Life Check - Life’s Simple 7 (Figure1), which include core health behaviors (smoking, physical activity, diet, and weight) and health factors (cholesterol, blood pressure [BP], and glucose control) that contribute to cardiovascular health. The Statistical Update represents …
TL;DRThe Statistical Update represents the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and the cardiovascular risk factors listed in the AHA's My Life Check - Life’s Simple 7, which include core health behaviors and health factors that contribute to cardiovascular health. (Semantic Scholar)