- The pathologic process affects the entire arterial circulation, not just coronary arteries.
- Cardiovascular disease is one of the major risk factors in acute myocardial infarctions for adults over the age of 60.
- Data from the Framingham Heart Study was used to assess long-term outcomes for participants with four levels of risk factors: optimal, not optimal, elevated and major. Findings revealed that the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease increased progressively with the number and intensity of risk factors.
- About 695,000 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2021 [31]
- Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in most developed countries and is also rapidly increasing in developing countries [8-9].
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