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| Definition |
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is any condition affecting the heart or blood vessels, including arteriosclerosis, coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, arrhythmia, heart failure, hypertension, shock, and congenital heart disease. |
| Effects |
Heart attack, stroke and death are among the serious consequences of CVD. |
| Facts |
- Almost 80 million people in the U.S. have CVD
- CVD is the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for more than one third of all deaths in the U.S.
- An estimated 1.2 million people in the U.S. will have a heart attack in 2005 and 500,000 will die within a year
- CVD costs $3.6 billion each year to diagnose
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| DARA's Approach |
| DARA has invested with Cardiovascular Solutions, Inc., a developer of a technology platform that utilizes optical detection of diseases tissue for earlier and more accurate diagnosis of CVD. |
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