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829,072 Americans died of heart disease in 2006. Nearly 2,400 Ameriacns die of heart disease everyday,thats 37 deaths per second! Thats why the American Heart Association, doctors, researchers and medical students nationwide are constantly searching for an end to this health crisis! Many Americans will take medication for heart disease. Some of the medications include Lipitor, Altace, Verpamil, Nicardipine, and Diltiazem. These medications generally perform to the same ability. They lower high blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels and allows for easier blood flow. Lowering the risk of a heart attack.          Angioplasty is another form of treatment to cardiovascular disease. In 2004 angioplasties were performed over 40,000 people and the number of heart attack deaths has slower gone down between 1980-2004. Things to detect if one has angioplasty include an angiograms and intravascular ultrasounds. The plaque is formed by a process called atherosclerosis. <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #ed4545; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;">Many deaths related to heart problems may be avoided, but there are many factors that increase the risks as well: Unhealthy combination of good and bad cholesterol, lack of exercising increases risk 20 percent, hypertention can triple the risk for men and double the risk for women, diabeties quadruples for women and doubles for men, abdominal obesity can double the risk, smoking can double or triple the risk, and stress and depression can triple the risk. Although there are many risk elavating factors, there are also factors that can lower the risks like a healthy diet can reduce the risk by 30%, keep a healthy blood pressure and exercise regularly. <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #ed4545; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #ed4545; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;">Heart disease death rates have affected the country for many years, specifically from 1999-2003. In our own state the death by heart disease statistics range from low to high. Like in western Pa the risk is above average, but the risk in approximately south eastern Pa the risk is low. Completely opposing the low death rate of south eastern Pa is in approx. in northeastern Pa where the death rate is high. <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #ed4545; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;">Coronary bypass surgery is also a common blood clot solver. <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #ed4545; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #ed4545; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;">The difference between heart implants and transplants is very important. <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #ed4545; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center;">Heart implants include such things as pacemakers, or artificial hearts. ======