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  Your chances of dying early from heart disease and stroke depend on many factors.

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  Heart disease and stroke kill 800,000 Americans every year - but they don't have to.

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  Black men have the highest risk of dying from preventable heart disease and stroke.

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  Do you know the ABCS of heart health? Asprin when appropriate, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol management, Smoking cessation

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  Botón de la campana Signos Vitales: Las enfermedades cardiacas y los accidentes cerebrovasculares matan a unas 800.000 personas en EE.UU. cada año, pero no tiene que ser así. Entérese por qué.

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  Find more information online at http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp

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  Lowering sodium in your diet can help lower blood pressure

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  Regular monitoring of your blood pressure is an important part of blood pressure control

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  Top graphic: Important progress has been made, but more is needed to continue to save lives, particularly for people under 65 years. (Larger image | Text version) Bottom graphic: Black men are at highest risk of dying early from heart diseases and stroke. (Larger image | Text version)

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  Risk of preventable death from heart disease and stroke varies by county, even within the same state. Counties in southern states have the greatest risk overall

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  In 2010, states with the highest risk of preventable heart disease and stroke deaths are Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia. States with the lowest risk are Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington.

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  Counties with the highest risk of preventable heart disease and stroke deaths from 2008-2010 are located primarily in the southern Appalachian region and much of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, whereas the lowest risk counties are located in the West, Midwest, and Northeast census regions. States with the greatest difference in county rates include Colorado, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland.

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  Inforgraphic: Preventable Deaths from Heart Disease and Stroke Entire Infographic [259KB]

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  Inforgraphic: Preventable Deaths from Heart Disease and Stroke Entire Infographic [279KB]

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