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(Circulation. 2006;113:e85-e151.)
© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.

AHA Statistical Update

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2006 Update

A Report From the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee

Writing Group: Thomas Thom; Nancy Haase; Wayne Rosamond, PhD; Virginia J. Howard, MSPH, FAHA; John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, FAHA; Teri Manolio, MD, PhD, FAHA; Zhi-Jie Zheng, MD, PhD*; Katherine Flegal, PhD*; Christopher O’Donnell, MD, MPH, FAHA; Steven Kittner, MD; Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD; David C. Goff, Jr, MD, PhD, FAHA; Yuling Hong, MD, MSC, PhD, FAHA; Members of the Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee**; Robert Adams, MD; Gary Friday, MD, MPH; Karen Furie, MD, MPH; Philip Gorelick, MD, MPH; Brett Kissela, MD; John Marler, MD; James Meigs, MD; Veronique Roger, MD; Stephen Sidney, MD, MPH; Paul Sorlie, PhD; Julia Steinberger, MD, MSC; Sylvia Wasserthiel-Smoller, PhD; Matthew Wilson, MD; Philip Wolf, MD


An extract of the first 250 words of the full text is provided, because this article has no abstract.
 


*    Table of Contents
 

  1. About These Statistics
  2. Cardiovascular Diseases
  3. Coronary Heart Disease, Acute Coronary Syndrome and Angina Pectoris
  4. Stroke and Stroke in Children
  5. High Blood Pressure (and End-Stage Renal Disease)
  6. Congenital Cardiovascular Defects
  7. Heart Failure
  8. Other Cardiovascular Diseases
       –Arrhythmias (Disorders of Heart Rhythm)
       –Arteries, Diseases of (including Peripheral Arterial Disease)
       –Bacterial Endocarditis
       –Cardiomyopathy
       –Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease
       –Valvular Heart Disease
       –Venous Thromboembolism

  9. Risk Factors
       –Tobacco
       –High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipids
       –Physical Inactivity
       –Overweight and Obesity
       –Diabetes Mellitus

  10. Metabolic Syndrome
  11. Nutrition
  12. Quality of Care
  13. Medical Procedures
  14. Economic Cost of Cardiovascular Diseases
  15. At-a-Glance Summary Tables
       –Men and Cardiovascular Diseases
       –Women and Cardiovascular Diseases
       –Ethnic Groups and Cardiovascular Diseases
       –Children, Youth and Cardiovascular Diseases

  16. Glossary and Abbreviation Guide
  17. Acknowledgment
  18. References

Appendix I: List of Statistical Fact Sheets. URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2007


*    1. About These Statistics
 
The American Heart Association works with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and other government agencies to derive the annual statistics in this update. This section describes the most important sources we use. For more details and an alphabetical list of abbreviations, see the Glossary and Abbreviation Guide.

All statistics are for the most recent year available. Prevalence, mortality and hospitalizations are computed for 2003 unless otherwise noted. Mortality as an underlying or contributing cause of death is for 2002. Economic cost estimates are for 2006. Due to late release of data, some disease mortality are not updated to 2003. Mortality for 2003 . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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E. W Miller, S. A Combs, C. Fish, B. Bense, A. Owens, and A. Burch
Running Training After Stroke: A Single-Subject Report
Physical Therapy, April 1, 2008; 88(4): 511 - 522.
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R. Sherva, M. B. Miller, J. S. Pankow, S. C. Hunt, E. Boerwinkle, T. H. Mosley, A. B. Weder, J. D. Curb, A. Luke, A. C. Morrison, et al.
A Whole-Genome Scan for Stroke or Myocardial Infarction in Family Blood Pressure Program Families
Stroke, April 1, 2008; 39(4): 1115 - 1120.
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P. Verro, P. B. Gorelick, and D. Nguyen
Aspirin Plus Dipyridamole Versus Aspirin for Prevention of Vascular Events After Stroke or TIA: A Meta-Analysis
Stroke, April 1, 2008; 39(4): 1358 - 1363.
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M. Pho, W. Lee, D. R. Watt, C. Laschinger, C. A. Simmons, and C. A. McCulloch
Cofilin is a marker of myofibroblast differentiation in cells from porcine aortic cardiac valves
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, April 1, 2008; 294(4): H1767 - H1778.
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W. S. Weintraub and G. A. Diamond
Predicting Cardiovascular Events with Coronary Calcium Scoring
N. Engl. J. Med., March 27, 2008; 358(13): 1394 - 1396.
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R. C. Bourge, W. T. Abraham, P. B. Adamson, M. F. Aaron, J. M. Aranda Jr, A. Magalski, M. R. Zile, A. L. Smith, F. W. Smart, M. A. O'Shaughnessy, et al.
Randomized controlled trial of an implantable continuous hemodynamic monitor in patients with advanced heart failure: the COMPASS-HF study.
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., March 18, 2008; 51(11): 1073 - 1079.
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D. H. Smith, J. M. Kramer, N. Perrin, R. Platt, D. W. Roblin, K. Lane, M. Goodman, W. W. Nelson, X. Yang, and S. B. Soumerai
A Randomized Trial of Direct-to-Patient Communication to Enhance Adherence to {beta}-Blocker Therapy Following Myocardial Infarction
Arch Intern Med, March 10, 2008; 168(5): 477 - 483.
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M. R. Vesely and V. Dilsizian
Nuclear Cardiac Stress Testing in the Era of Molecular Medicine
J. Nucl. Med., March 1, 2008; 49(3): 399 - 413.
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J. K. Inrig, U. D. Patel, L. P. Briley, L. She, B. S. Gillespie, J. D. Easton, E. J. Topol, and L. A. Szczech
Mortality, kidney disease and cardiac procedures following acute coronary syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant., March 1, 2008; 23(3): 934 - 940.
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A. O. Gramolini, T. Kislinger, R. Alikhani-Koopaei, V. Fong, N. J. Thompson, R. Isserlin, P. Sharma, G. Y. Oudit, M. G. Trivieri, A. Fagan, et al.
Comparative Proteomics Profiling of a Phospholamban Mutant Mouse Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Reveals Progressive Intracellular Stress Responses
Mol. Cell. Proteomics, March 1, 2008; 7(3): 519 - 533.
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J. A. Ezekowitz, J. A. Bakal, P. Kaul, C. M. Westerhout, and P. W. Armstrong
Acute heart failure in the emergency department: Short and long-term outcomes of elderly patients with heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail, March 1, 2008; 10(3): 308 - 314.
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C. B. Roberts, A. I. Vines, J. S. Kaufman, and S. A. James
Cross-Sectional Association between Perceived Discrimination and Hypertension in African-American Men and Women: The Pitt County Study
Am. J. Epidemiol., March 1, 2008; 167(5): 624 - 632.
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J. P. Dal-Bianco, A. S. Jaffe, M. R. Bell, and J. K. Oh
Cardiac Function and Brain-Type Natriuretic Peptide in First-Time Flash Pulmonary Edema
Mayo Clin. Proc., March 1, 2008; 83(3): 289 - 296.
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B. T. Larson, L. A. Mynderse, V. K. Somers, M. R. Jaff, W. P. Evans, and T. R. Larson
Blood Pressure Surges During Office-Based Transurethral Microwave Therapy for the Prostate
Mayo Clin. Proc., March 1, 2008; 83(3): 309 - 312.
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R. J DiDomenico, A. Perez, H. M Schumann, D. R Fontana, G. T Kondos, and G. T Schumock
Impact of Treatment Guidelines on Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Ann. Pharmacother., March 1, 2008; 42(3): 327 - 333.
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P. M. Ho, D. J. Magid, S. M. Shetterly, K. L. Olson, P. N. Peterson, F. A. Masoudi, and J. S. Rumsfeld
Importance of Therapy Intensification and Medication Nonadherence for Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Coronary Disease
Arch Intern Med, February 11, 2008; 168(3): 271 - 276.
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S. Prabhakaran, C. B. Wright, M. Yoshita, R. Delapaz, T. Brown, C. DeCarli, and R. L. Sacco
Prevalence and determinants of subclinical brain infarction: The Northern Manhattan Study
Neurology, February 5, 2008; 70(6): 425 - 430.
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H. R. Reynolds and J. S. Hochman
Cardiogenic Shock: Current Concepts and Improving Outcomes
Circulation, February 5, 2008; 117(5): 686 - 697.
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B. S. Abella, T. P. Aufderheide, B. Eigel, R. W. Hickey, W.T. Longstreth Jr, V. Nadkarni, G. Nichol, M. R. Sayre, C. E. Sommargren, and M. F. Hazinski
Reducing Barriers for Implementation of Bystander-Initiated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association for Healthcare Providers, Policymakers, and Community Leaders Regarding the Effectiveness of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Circulation, February 5, 2008; 117(5): 704 - 709.
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F. Zannad, W. G. Stough, B. Pitt, J. G.F. Cleland, K. F. Adams, N. L. Geller, C. Torp-Pedersen, B.-A. Kirwan, and F. Follath
Heart failure as an endpoint in heart failure and non-heart failure cardiovascular clinical trials: the need for a consensus definition
Eur. Heart J., February 1, 2008; 29(3): 413 - 421.
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M. J. Magee, J. H. Alexander, G. Hafley, T. B. Ferguson Jr, C. M. Gibson, R. A. Harrington, E. D. Peterson, R. M. Califf, N. T. Kouchoukos, M. A. Herbert, et al.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Failure After On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: Findings From PREVENT IV
Ann. Thorac. Surg., February 1, 2008; 85(2): 494 - 500.
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K. Lertsburapa, C. M. White, J. Kluger, O. Faheem, J. Hammond, and C. I. Coleman
Preoperative statins for the prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiothoracic surgery.
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., February 1, 2008; 135(2): 405 - 411.
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A. Gupta, M. K. O'Malley, V. Patoglu, and C. Burgar
Design, Control and Performance of RiceWrist: A Force Feedback Wrist Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation and Training
The International Journal of Robotics Research, February 1, 2008; 27(2): 233 - 251.
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G. Cotter, M. Metra, O. Milo-Cotter, H. C. Dittrich, and M. Gheorghiade
Fluid overload in acute heart failure -- Re-distribution and other mechanisms beyond fluid accumulation
Eur J Heart Fail, February 1, 2008; 10(2): 165 - 169.
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D. Kurnik, M. Muszkat, G. G. Sofowora, E. A. Friedman, W. D. Dupont, M. Scheinin, A. J.J. Wood, and C. M. Stein
Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Cardiovascular Response to the Selective {alpha}2-Adrenoceptor Agonist Dexmedetomidine
Hypertension, February 1, 2008; 51(2): 406 - 411.
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H. R. Superko and S. King III
Lipid Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk: A New Strategy Is Required
Circulation, January 29, 2008; 117(4): 560 - 568.
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A. I. Lynch, E. Boerwinkle, B. R. Davis, C. E. Ford, J. H. Eckfeldt, C. Leiendecker-Foster, and D. K. Arnett
Pharmacogenetic Association of the NPPA T2238C Genetic Variant With Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Patients With Hypertension
JAMA, January 23, 2008; 299(3): 296 - 307.
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D. L. Leslie, E. R. Marcantonio, Y. Zhang, L. Leo-Summers, and S. K. Inouye
One-Year Health Care Costs Associated With Delirium in the Elderly Population
Arch Intern Med, January 14, 2008; 168(1): 27 - 32.
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T. F. Luscher and J. Steffel
Sweet and Sour: Unraveling Diabetic Vascular Disease
Circ. Res., January 4, 2008; 102(1): 9 - 11.
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H. A. DeVon, C. J. Ryan, A. L. Ochs, and M. Shapiro
Symptoms Across the Continuum of Acute Coronary Syndromes: Differences Between Women and Men
Am. J. Crit. Care., January 1, 2008; 17(1): 14 - 24.
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C. J. Lavie and R. V. Milani
Shedding light on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: the post-ILLUMINATE era.
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., January 1, 2008; 51(1): 56 - 58.
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R. F. Padera Jr. and F. J. Schoen
Pathology of Cardiac Surgery
Card. Surg. Adult, January 1, 2008; 3(2008): 111 - 178.
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T. Wolff, J. Guirguis-Blake, T. Miller, M. Gillespie, and R. Harris
Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Ann Intern Med, December 18, 2007; 147(12): 860 - 870.
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