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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.