Heart Health Booklets

Take charge of your heart health by learning more and talking to your doctor.

Download any of the booklets from our list of Heart Health Brochures below or visit any of the Online Heart Health Resources we have provided to find out more about:

• Your risks for heart disease
• How you can limit your risks
• Questions to ask your doctor about your risk for heart disease.

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Heart Health Booklets

What everyone needs to know about heart disease.
Heart disease is the #1 killer in the United States.¹ Any one of us could be at risk without knowing it. Many different risk factors (conditions or lifestyle habits) can affect your chance of developing heart disease.⁴ It's important to understand which risk factors affect you and what actions you can take to lower your risk of developing heart disease.

What black Americans need to know about heart disease.
More than 40% of black adults living in the United States have high blood pressure.¹ For black Americans, high blood pressure tends to be more common and more severe—this is a major reason why black Americans die at an earlier age.¹

What Latino Americans need to know about heart disease.
Diseases of heart and stroke rank as the #1 killer of Latino Americans.^1,2 Heart Disease is a serious problem for Latinos that doesn't just result in death. It can also damage your heart—and your life.^1,2,3

What Latino Americans need to know about heart disease. (In Spanish)
Las enfermedades del corazón y los derrames son la primera causa de muerte de los latinoamericanos.^1,2 La enfermedad cardiaca es un problema serio para los latinos, que no solo causa la muerte, también puede dañar su corazón y su vida.^1,2,3

What South Asian Americans need to know about heart disease.
Heart disease among South Asians* strikes early, strikes hard, and strikes unexpectedly. The heart disease rate among South Asians living in America is three to four times higher than that of the general population.⁶

*South Asians are individuals whose ethnic roots originate from the Indian subcontinent, a large geographic area that includes India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

What every woman needs to know about heart disease.
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the United States.¹ Heart disease kills more American women than all forms of cancer combined, including breast cancer.¹ A woman's lifetime risk for developing heart disease is very high—more than 1 in 2.¹

Are you at risk?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death, claiming the lives of approximately 500,000 Americans each year.⁵ Using this tool, called the Framingham Risk Score, can help to estimate your risk for heart disease.

 

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1. American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update. Available at www.americanheart.org.
2. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute “The Heart Truth for Women—A Speaker’s Guide.” NIH Publication No. 06-5208. Available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth.
3. The American Heart Association, Heart Facts 2007 Latino/Hispanic Americans. Available at www.americanheart.org.
4. National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI). The Heart Truth for Latino American Women: An Action Plan NIH Publication No. 03-5065.
5. American Heart Association. Women and Cardiovascular Disease — Statistics (Revised) — 2005 Update. Available at www.americanheart.org.
6. Enas EA. How to Beat the Heart Disease Epidemic Among South Asians: A Prevention and Management Guide for Asian Indians and Their Doctors. Downers Grove: Advanced Heart Lipid Clinic, 2005. Preview available at www.cadiresearch.com. Accessed November 9, 2009