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heart disease and smoking  

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  • THE BURDEN OF HEART DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death among women (42.3%) and men (38.1%) in the United States. An estimated 1.1 million Americans develop a new or recurrent heart attack each year. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Heart Disease and Smoking]

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