Health Facts on the Heart

Information that could save your life

Did you know that ...

The number of non-institutionalized adults with diagnosed heart disease in the USA in 2006 was 24.1 million - a veritable epidemic of heart failure.

The number of deaths in 2005 in the USA from heart disease was 652,091.

Coronary artery disease is the #1 cause of death in the United States - for both men and women - and the most common type of heart disease.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes; some 65% of all diabetics die from coronary heart disease.

Atherosclerosis - another term used for coronary artery disease - can be experienced without signs or symptoms, and not diagnosed until after a heart attack or stroke.

A person with peripheral artery disease (PAD) has a six to seven times greater risk of CAD, heart attack, stroke, or transient ischemic attack ("mini stroke") than the rest of the population.

If a person has heart disease, he/she has a 1-in-3 chance of having blocked arteries in the legs.

A normal, healthy heart has an "ejection fraction" (EF) - the measure of pumping capacity - of 50%.

Most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort - not the "Hollywood" chest-clutching sudden heart attack, according to the American Heart Association.

Heart muscle is damaged by heart disease causing “hibernating” (stunned) myocardium tissue, or even dead tissue.

You don't have to wait for a heart transplant (or the end of life) to arrive; rather, you can pro-actively create your own health action plan for congestive heart failure.

TheraVitae, makers of VesCell adult stem cell therapy for heart conditions and peripheral artery disease, has published more than one health article on heart disease. - such as the Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals (PDF) (2008, Vol. 16, No. 2) and the British Journal of Haematology. (PDF)

Cardiovascular disease led to about one female death each minute in 2004.

For men at age 40, the lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease is two in three; for women, the risk is one in two.

Because women have heart attacks at older ages than men, women are more likely to die from the heart attack within a few weeks.

Currently, there’s no cure for heart failure. However, researchers are finding and testing new treatments; in some cases, such as the use of stem cells for heart repair, the treatment is on the market, with measurable success.

If you’d like to know more about VesCell adult stem cell therapy to address your heart disease or late-stage peripheral arterial disease, please contact jitra@theravitae.com or dial 1-866-690-2030 or provide your contact information on the following form www.vescell.com/inquiry