“Cardiovascular disease is the term for all types of diseases that affect the heart or blood vessels, including coronary heart disease (clogged arteries), which can cause heart attacks, stroke, congenital heart defects and peripheral artery disease.Relying on false assumptions can be dangerous to your heart. Cardiovascular disease kills more Americans each year than any other disease. But you can boost your heart smarts by separating fact from fiction. Know the facts; one in three Americans has cardiovascular disease, but not all of them are senior citizens, the way to know if you have high blood pressure is to check your numbers with a simple blood pressure test. Early treatment of high blood pressure is critical because, if left untreated, it can cause heart attack, stroke, kidney damage and other serious health problems, a heart attack can be silent in some cases there are symptoms and many times not specific, treating diabetes can help reduce your risk for or delay the development of cardiovascular diseases, leg pain felt in the muscles could be a sign of a condition called peripheral artery disease-PAD and know as soon as possible, get moving with a plan approved for you by an MD! Research shows that heart attack survivors who are regularly physically active and make other heart-healthy changes live longer than those who don’t.”

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/top-10-myths-about-cardiovascular-disease