Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all deaths each year. Each year, more than 1 million Americans experience nonfatal or fatal myocardial infarction (MI) or sudden death from CHD. Although angina is a common presenting symptom of CHD, in some persons the first manifestation of CHD is MI, sudden death, or another serious cardiovascular event. The risk for incident CHD in asymptomatic persons can be predicted based on the "traditional" risk factors included in the Framingham risk score (age,...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all deaths ...
