Congrats to the American Heart Association for Saving 1.7 Million Lives!!!
There is one statistic about heart disease that makes me very uncomfortable and very sad. Here it is... Heart disease is responsible for 1 out of 3 deaths among women. Imagine that? Shocking, right?
For that reason... In 1998, the American Heart Association (AHA) set a wonderful, 10-year goal to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease and stroke by 25 percent. Now, 10 years later, that goal has been exceeded. Watch this video to learn how the AHA's patient education efforts have saved the lives 1.7 million people.
Video available online at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKxxYWWjE3A
Many thanks to the AHA for its extraordinary campaign to educate and empower patients with heart disease. And specifically, many thanks to all the volunteers, the corporate sponsors, and the donors who have come together to fight heart disease.
Keep on tickin' AHA!
Adam
Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder
Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder
Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.
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