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by mkagenius 4059 days ago
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/heart/disorders/coron...

> The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that about every 34 seconds, an American will have a heart attack. In addition, the lifetime risk of having cardiovascular disease after age 40 is 2 in 3 men and more than 1 in 2 women."

These numbers are so high :(

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It seems to me that this must use a very broad definition of cardiovascular disease.