"According to the most recent statistics from the American Heart Association, in 2020 nearly 127.9 million Americans ages 20 years and older were affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD)"
"Since 1910, with the exception of 1918–1920 when there was a worldwide influenza pandemic, the most common cause of mortality among American adults each year has been CVD."
"Measures that promote healthy lifestyle behaviors that will prevent risk factors for CVD from ever arising in the first place."
"Actions taken to treat existing risk factors, such as increasing physical-activity levels to lower known CVD risk factors like type 2 diabetes and hypertension."
"Measures taken to prevent recurrent CVD-related events, such as attending programs like cardiac rehabilitation that are designed to positively modify lifestyle behaviors and reduce the likelihood of experiencing a future heart attack."