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US Heart Disease

The rates of self-reported heart disease dropped slightly from 2006-2010, but researchers say certain people still face a high risk of disease.

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" The prevalence of heart disease in the US has apparently declined slightly a new report from the Centers for Disease Control -- 6% of the US population suffers from coronary heart disease down from six point 7% in 2006. These -- imported cases not confirmed by medical records those more likely to have coronary heart disease are men people over age 65 those who did not graduate from high school native Americans and residents of Kentucky and West Virginia."

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