title: Reducing the Prevalence and Costs of Heart Disease.
abstract: (1) Approximately one in four women and one in five men will die within the first year of having a heart attack. (2) About $108 billion is spent to treat coronary heart disease each year. (3) Engaging in health behaviors—such as keeping blood pressure, cholesterol and weight low—reduces risk of heart attack or stroke by more than 80 percent.
authors.affiliation: NCSL--Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Tahra
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006293:Health Promotion; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology