Medical Technology Makes Survival a Reality
- 70,100,000 Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease.
- There are 14 million heart attack survivors in the U.S.
- 1.4 million heart attacks occur each year-that’s one every 33 seconds.
- Since 1968 death from heart attack has decreased 60%, most people survive.
- There are 9.6 million cancer survivors in the U.S.
- 1.3 million new cases of invasive cancer last year
- More than 63% survive at least 5 years
- About 700,000 Americans will have a stroke this year—that’s one every 45 seconds.
- Stroke is our nation’s No. 3 killer.
- Stroke is the leading cause of severe, long-term disability.