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• About every 25 seconds, an American will have a coronary event.
• The average age of a first heart attack for men, is 66 years.
• In 2011, heart disease cost the United States $444 billion. The total cost includes the cost of health care services, medications and lost productivity.
• A heart healthy diet includes a variety of fruits and vegetables, and a variety of grains every day.
• Researchers suggest that those who stay up late may be more prone to heart disease even if they get eight hours of sleep.
• Six and a half million Americans suffer from angina (severe cardiac pain).
• CT scans of mummies have shown that heart disease was frequent in ancient Egypt; revealing that heart diease is caused by factors other than modern habits (smoking, fast food and inactivity).
• Two-thirds of deaths from heart attacks in women occur in those who have had no history of chest pain.
• Laughing relaxes and expands blood vessels, which helps protect the heart.
• Monday mornings are when a person is more likely to have a heart attack, compared to any other day of the week.
• Women who smoke are at risk of having a heart attack 19 years earlier than non-smoking women.
• About 25% of heart attacks go unrecognized and are only discovered later, when a routine ECG is done.

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