Heart Disease 101: Know the facts

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Heart disease is the second leading cause of death among Canadians after cancer.

As February is Heart Month, we wanted to spread the “love” by sharing these important facts about heart disease.

Learn more about heart disease and its risk factors, signs, symptoms and treatment by visiting the Government of Canada’s Heart Diseases and Conditions page.

Stay tuned next week as we look at the warning signs of a heart attack.

Sources:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/hlth36a-eng.htm

https://www.heartandstroke.ca/-/media/pdf-files/canada/2017-heart-month/heartandstroke-reportonhealth-2016.ashx?la=en

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/heart-health/heart-diseases-conditions.html