Heart Disease

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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, causing about 1 in 4 deaths.1 The term “heart disease” refers to several types of heart conditions. In the United States, the most common type of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD), which can lead to heart attack. You can greatly reduce your risk for heart disease through lifestyle changes and, in some cases, medicine.

Learn more about heart disease.

About Heart Disease
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Learn about heart disease and its related conditions.

Know Your Risk for Heart Disease
Quit smoking!

Find out what increases your risk for heart disease.

Prevent Heart Disease
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Learn what you can do to lower your risk and manage conditions that lead to heart disease.

Resources for Health Professionals
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Find tools and resources to help your patients.

Featured Resources
Heart Disease Communications Kit
2020 Hypertension Control Champions

Million Hearts® recognized 15 health care practices and systems as 2020 Champions for their efforts to achieve blood pressure control for at least 80% of their adult patients with hypertension.

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Million Hearts® Hospitals & Health Systems Recognition Program

Join us! The Million Hearts® Hospitals & Health Systems Recognition Program acknowledges institutions working to systematically improve the cardiovascular health of the population and communities they serve.

Cardiac Rehab Quiz
QUIZ: Cardiac Rehabilitation and Your Heart

Take our quiz to see how much you know about cardiac rehabilitation, a lifesaving recovery program for people who have had a heart attack or other heart problem.

Tobacco Cessation Control Package
Tobacco Cessation Control Package (TCCP)

The Million Hearts® TCCP presents a list of process improvements that clinicians can implement as they seek to deliver optimal treatment to patients who use tobacco.

References

  1. Murphy SL, Xu J, Kochanek KD, Arias E. Mortality in the United States, 2017. NCHS data brief, no 328. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics; 2018.
Page last reviewed: January 11, 2021
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention