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From education and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare, Cardiac Services at Kishwaukee Community Hospital can help you with heart-related conditions. You can have confidence that you are receiving the utmost
quality of health care, in a premier facility right
here in our own community.
UPCOMING KNOW YOUR NUMBERS EVENTS
September 11, 14 . October 19 . November 9Screenings include a blood draw for cholesterol and blood sugar levels, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), body fat and waist measurement.
Controllable Risk Factors of Heart Disease
- Smoking
- High LDL, or "bad" cholesterol and low HDL, or "good" cholesterol
- Uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Physical inactivity
- Obesity (more than 20% over one's ideal body weight)
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- High C-reactive protein
- Uncontrolled stress and anger
Facts About Heart Disease
- 102 million U.S. adults have high cholesterol.
"Cholesterol Statistics." American Heart Association
Solution: For many people, making changes to their lifestyle—eating better, losing weight, and exercising—will be enough to lower cholesterol. Others may benefit from medicines. Often, a combination of these approaches is the right choice.
- 1/3 of adult women have cardiovascular disease.
"Women and Cardiovascular Diseases—Statistics 2009." American Heart Association
Solution: Research shows that people can lower their risk for cardiovascular disease enormously -- by as much as 82 percent -- simply by adopting sensible health habits, regardless of age, background, or health status.
- #1 cause of death for men and women in the United States is heart disease.
"February is Heart Health Month." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Solution: 5 medication-free strategies to help prevent heart disease: Don't smoke or use tobacco products, get active, eat a heart-healthy diet, maintain a healthy weight, and get regular health screenings.
- 42,500 Illinois residents die of heart disease each year.
The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity in the State of Illinois. Illinois Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Task Force
Solution: 5 medication-free strategies to help prevent heart disease: Don't smoke or use tobacco products, get active, eat a heart-healthy diet, maintain a healthy weight, and get regular health screenings.
- 33% of Americans have a heart disease risk factor.
Heart Disease and Stroke: The Nation’s Leading Killers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Solution: Exactly when do you go from having risk factors to having heart disease? The first step is getting a doctor's exam.
- 64% of women who died suddenly of heart disease had no previous symptoms.
Lifeline Screening. “Health Facts About Heart Disease”
Solution: For many people, making changes to their lifestyle—eating better, losing weight, and exercising—will be enough to lower cholesterol. Others may benefit from medicines. Often, a combination of these approaches is the right choice.
- 2,600 Americans die every day from cardiovascular diseases.
“Disease Awareness Program.” Quest Diagnostics
Solution: Exactly when do you go from having risk factors to having heart disease? The first step is getting a doctor's exam.
- 1.5 Million heart attacks occur in the United States each year.
“Heart Attack Facts.” Women’s Heart Foundation
Solution: Manage stress and anger. Poorly controlled stress and anger can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Use stress and anger management techniques to lower your risk.
CPR & Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Fact Sheet(As of April 26, 2010)
- EMS treats nearly 300,000 victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in the U.S.
- Less than eight percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital survive.
- Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time. Many victims appear healthy with no known heart disease or other risk factors.
- Sudden cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack. Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when electrical impulses in the heart become rapid or chaotic, which causes the heart to suddenly stop beating. A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle is blocked. A heart attack may cause cardiac arrest.
