Health care services and medications for heart disease cost more than $168 billion in the United States between 2021 and 2022.
Sources
- Heart Disease Facts - CDC (cdc.gov)
- https://www.restoredcdc.org/www.cdc.gov/heart-disease/data-research/facts-stats/index.html (restoredcdc.org)
- https://delawareadvancedveincenter.com/blog/cardiovascular-disease-statistics/ (delawareadvancedveincenter.com)
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