Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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Heart Attack Prevalence

Measurement Period: 2017

This indicator shows the percentage of adults who have been told by a health care provider that they had a heart attack or myocardial infarction.

Why is this important?

A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction, occurs when a section of the heart muscle dies or gets damaged because of reduced blood supply. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the main cause of heart attack. A less common cause is a severe spasm of a coronary artery, which also can prevent blood supply from reaching the heart. A heart attack should be treated immediately. Otherwise, further damage to the heart muscle can occur and an irregular heart rhythm may develop. Sudden cardiac arrest (the stopping of the heart) occurs when the heart stops completely. Unless treated, a person whose heart has stopped can die within minutes.

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City: District of Columbia

2.7%

Source: DC Department of Health Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: DC Healthy Communities Collaborative
Last update: August 2019

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Change in methodology for 2011:
The BRFSS 2011 prevalence data should be considered a baseline year for data analysis and is not directly comparable to previous years of BRFSS data because of the changes in weighting methodology and the addition of the cell phone sampling frame.

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