• #1 Killer - Claims more lives than the next 4 causes of death combined

• Costs the U.S. over $503 Billion per year

• Over 1 million suffer heart attacks annually in the U.S.

• Over 81 million have some form of cardiovascular disease

• More women die of cardiovascular disease than men

• Over 50% of heart attack victims have normal blood pressure

• Over 50% of heart attack victims have normal cholesterol levels

• Over 75% of stroke victims have normal blood pressure

• 4 out of 5 stroke victims have no apparent warning signs
  
  
  (Sources: 2010 and 2012 AHA Heart Disease Statistical Updates)