MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease.

Detailed explanation-2: -How Your Heart Changes with Age. People age 65 and older are much more likely than younger people to suffer a heart attack, to have a stroke, or to develop coronary heart disease (commonly called heart disease) and heart failure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Heart disease and cancer have been the two leading causes of death for persons 65 years of age and older for the past two decades, account-ing for nearly a million deaths in 2002. Nearly one-third of all deaths among older persons were due to heart disease, including heart at-tacks and chronic ischemic heart disease.

Detailed explanation-4: -Heart Disease: Still Leading Cause Of Death – And Preventable.