The Facts

• 2,400 Americans die every day from heart attack and stroke every year (more)
• More than 1 in every three Americans has one or more types of cardiovascular disease (more)
• Heart disease is the number one killer among women in the US (more)
• Nearly 1 in every 200 death was because of adverse drug side effects in 2005 (more)
• There is no cure for high blood pressure, only treatments
• There are no symptoms of high blood pressure

Hypertension related research shows…

• Those with a history of heart disease were 40% less likely to laugh than those without the disease (more)
• One third of people who slept less than 5 hours per night have calcified arteries (more)
  
• Women who drink one regular caffeinated cola drink a day increased their risk of hypertension by 9-13%, 2-3 drinks by 11-24% and more than 4 cans of cola a day by 28-44% (more)
  
• Living within 100 meters of a major road added six months of calcification in the arteries (more)
  
• Attending church at least once a week increases your chances of living longer by 35% (more)
  
• Happily married couple’s blood pressure was lower by an average of 4 points when compared to stable single’s and unhappily married couple’s blood pressure was the worst (more)