Fact Sheets and At–a–Glance Reports

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Fact Sheets

• NEW!  Sodium Fact Sheet [PDF-435K]
   
• Updated!  Men and Heart Disease Fact Sheet
   
• Updated!  Women and Heart Disease Fact Sheet
   
• State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Programs Address Prehospital Emergency Medical Response
   
• The Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention Program (SHAPP)
  The Stroke and Heart Attack Prevention Program (SHAPP) is
  an educational and direct–service program targeted to low–income Georgians with hypertension.
   
• American Indian and Alaska Native Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheet 
   
• Atrial Fibrillation Fact Sheet
  Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder and increases the risk for heart disease and stroke.

• Updated!  Cholesterol Fact Sheet
  The National Cholesterol Education Program recommends that adults have their cholesterol levels checked at least every 5 years. Learn more now.
   
• State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Addresses High Blood Cholesterol
   
• Updated:  Heart Disease Fact Sheet
  Information on the nation's leading cause of death.
   
• Heart Failure Fact Sheet
  Around 5 million Americans have heart failure with around 550,000 new cases diagnosed each year.
   
• Know the Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack
  According to the American Heart Association, about 650,000 Americans will have an initial heart attack and another 450,000 will have a recurrent heart attack in 2003.
   
• State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Addresses Heart Attack Prevention
   
• State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program in Health Care Settings to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
   
• State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Addresses Cardiac Rehabilitation

• High Blood Pressure Fact Sheet
  This serious condition affects about 1 of 4 American adults.
   
• State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Addresses High Blood Pressure
   
• Pulmonary Hypertension Fact Sheet
  A rare lung disorder in which the blood pressure in the pulmonary artery rises far above normal levels.
   
• Updated:  Stroke Fact Sheet
  Information on the nation's third leading cause of death.
   
• Know the Signs and Symptoms of a Stroke
  Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. In 2001, stroke killed 163,538 people, accounting for about 1 of every 14 deaths in the United States.
   
• State Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program Addresses Stroke

At-A-Glance Reports

• Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention: Addressing the Nation's Leading Killers
  2009 DHDSP At A Glance
   
• WISEWOMAN: Preventing Disease Among Women Most in Need
  2009 WISEWOMAN At A Glance

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Page last reviewed: November 20, 2009
Page last modified: November 20, 2009
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion