The information below shows a list of types of Heart disease, with information as to the annual incidence of each of these types of Heart disease. Estimates of the people affected each year are calculated based on the available statistics.
Disease | Incidence Estimate | US people estimate | Statistic Used for Calculation |
| Heart disease (overall) | N/A | N/A | 22 million adults in the US 2000 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) |
| Coronary heart disease (CHD) | N/A | N/A | No information |
| heart attack | approx 1 in 217 or 0.46% or 1.2 million people in USA | 1,249,999 | 1.25 million annually USA (NHLBI); 1.1 million with 650,000 new events and 450,000 recurrences. |
| high blood pressure | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Ischemic heart disease | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Heart rhythm disorders | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Tachycardia | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Heart murmurs | N/A | N/A | No information |
| rheumatic heart disease | approx 1 in 23,505 or 0.00% or 11,571 people in USA | 11,571 | 194 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC) |
| Pulmonary heart disease | N/A | N/A | No information |
| Hypertensive heart disease | N/A | N/A | No information |
For more information about types of Heart disease, refer to our section on types of Heart disease.
The medical term 'incidence' of Heart disease usually refers to the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Heart disease. Prevalence is a different medical disease measure that refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Heart disease at any given time (e.g. prevalence includes people who have had a medical condition for a long time). For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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