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PROActive Heart Health Screening Helps Curtail $351 Billion Cost Expected to Impact Companies This Year Due To Heart Disease

Posted on: Monday, 25 April 2005, 18:00 CDT

This Will Be Expensed to Businesses and Their Employees Due to Health Care Expenditures and Lost Productivity from Death and Disability -- How Much Would You Spend to Stop This from Impacting You?

The Nation's leading killers, heart disease and stroke -- the principal components of cardiovascular disease -- are the first and third leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 40% of all deaths. This results in an anticipated $351 billion cost to employers and employees. PROActive Heart Health(TM) is a screening that will help decrease this hefty price tag for a minimal investment.

About 950,000 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each year, which amounts to one death every 33 seconds.

Many people believe that heart disease and stroke primarily affect men and older people, but they are the leading causes of death for both men and women. Although these largely preventable conditions are more common among people aged 65 years or older, the number of sudden deaths from heart disease among people aged 15-34 has increased.

Moreover, deaths are only part of the picture. About 61 million Americans (almost one-fourth of the population) live with cardiovascular disease. Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of premature, permanent disability in the U.S. workforce. Stroke alone accounts for disability among more than 1 million Americans. Almost 6 million hospitalizations each year are due to cardiovascular disease.

The economic impact of cardiovascular disease on the U.S. health care system continues to grow as the population ages. The cost of heart disease and stroke in the United States is projected to be $351 billion in 2005, including health care expenditures and lost productivity from death and disability.

Boca Raton Cardiologist Dr. Philip Oranburg notes that, "PROActive Heart Health(TM) testing is the best way to prevent heart disease from striking companies and individuals, yet many are not willing to invest in their health or the health of top executives in their companies."

About PROActive Heart Health(TM)

The PROActive Heart Health(TM) program was launched and created by leading cardiologist Philip R. Oranburg, M.D., F.A.C.C., to give individuals the opportunity to evaluate their risk for cardiovascular disease and create a plan for heart disease prevention before or after a heart attack occurs. PROActive Heart Health(TM) begins with a detailed history including family background, assessment of cardiovascular risk factors and physical examination. Risk assessment is then conducted in accordance with current state-of-the-art techniques, expanded Cholesterol Testing, Cardiac CT Scoring, Aneurysm Screening and Carotid Artery Evaluation. A patient is seen on an individual and limited basis with a support team. Select testing is performed, followed by the development of an individualized program of lifestyle modification, medication, diet and exercise. For more information: http://www.proactivemd.com, or contact Lea Wester, 561-241-4567, lwester@pbmai.com.

Source: Business Wire

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