US Mortality, 2001

1. Heart Disease 700,142 29.0 2. Cancer 553,768 22.9

3. Cerebrovascular diseases 163,538 6.8 4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 123,013 5.1 5. Accidents (Unintentional injuries) 101,537 4.2 6. Diabetes mellitus 71,372 3.0 7. Influenza and Pneumonia 62,034 2.6 8. Alzheimer’s disease 53,852 2.2 9. Nephritis 39,480 1.6

10. Septicemia 32,238 1.3

Source: US Mortality Public Use Data Tape 2001, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.

Rank Cause of DeathNo. of deaths

% of all deaths

Ranking, number and percentage of deaths for the 10 leading causes, Canada, 2000 and 2009

 2000 2009

rank number % rank number %All causes of death … 218,062 100.0 ... 238,418 100.0

Total, 10 leading causes of death

... 175,149 80.3 ... 182,139 76.4

Malignant neoplasms (cancer)

1 62,672 28.7 1 71,125 29.8

Diseases of heart (heart disease)

2 55,070 25.3 2 49,271 20.7

Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)

3 15,576 7.1 3 14,105 5.9

Chronic lower respiratory diseases

4 9,813 4.5 4 10,859 4.6

Accidents (unintentional injuries)

5 8,589 3.9 5 10,250 4.3

Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)

6 6,714 3.1 6 6,923 2.9

Alzheimer's disease 7 5,007 2.3 7 6,281 2.6

Influenza and pneumonia 8 4,966 2.3 8 5,826 2.4

Intentional self-harm (suicide)

9 3,606 1.7 9 3,890 1.6

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)

10 3,136 1.4 10 3,609 1.5

All other causes ... 42,913 19.7 … 56,279 23.6

CAUSES & EFFECTS

Cholesterol deposits called plaques often build up on the inside of the arterial walls of a major coronary artery. This leads to a decrease of nutrient/O2 rich blood flow to the myocardium. Infarction (tissue death) results also Congestive Heart Failure.

Smoking, High Blood Pressure, Hypercholesteremia, Lack of Exercise, Genetics

What % of American Males will eventually develop Heart Disease?

Heart Disease Trivia1 out of every 2 : 50%

What % of American Females will eventually develop Heart Disease ?

1 out of every 3 : 33%

THERE IS NOTHING TRIVIAL ABOUT HEART DISEASE !

The First Warning Sign is often your last -Myocardial Infarction – HEART ATTACK

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE arises

A bit like a prolonged suffocation effect that takes place over months/years

Other SYMPTOMSANGINA

ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCE

TREATMENT - VASODILATORS

TREATMENT - ANGIOPLASTY

TREATMENT : BYPASS SURGERY

STROKES – Lack of Blood Flow in the BRAIN

ANEURYSMS : Weakened ballooning artery – Rupture = DEATH