Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in US men, affecting an estimated 30 million. The estimated lifetime risk for men developing CVD is about 49% after age 40. Approximately 40% of all deaths are related to CVD. The average age for a man to experience his first cardiovascular event or ischemic heart episode is 65.8. African American men experience a disparate death rate from premature and total CVD. CVD risk factors are multiplicative.1
1 Demetrius J. Porche, DNS, RN, APRN, is a professor and acting dean of the School of Nursing at Louisiana State University in New Orleans.
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