1. HEART DISEASE Baltimore City VS. Los Angeles
Coppin State University
NURS 520: Epidemiology
Dr. Robin Warren-Dorsey
By: Christina Early , Tamika Missouri, Oseremen Okojie, Jasmine Oliver & Keir Reid-Young

2. HEART DISEASE Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S
It is also a major cause of disability
The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself.
This is called coronary artery disease and happens slowly over time.
It's the major reason people have heart attacks.

3. BURDEN OF HEART DISEASE
About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men
Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing over 370,000 people annually
Every year about 735,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack and 210,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack

4. BURDEN OF HEART DISEASE
Healthcare expenditure of heart disease cost 444 billion dollars.
This amount will be twice by 2030 if critical intervention to prevent heart disease is not done according to American Heart Association.

5. TREATMENT MODALITIES Non-Pharmacologic Therapies
Achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight
Participating in regular leisure-time physical activity
Adoption of a healthy diet
Reduced salt intake and increased potassium intake
Stress management
Aspirin therapy
Smoking cessation
Blood pressure control
Cholesterol management

6. COMPARISON OF BOTH CITIES
BALTIMORE CITY
LOS ANGELES

7. LOS ANGELES CITY CENSUS
US Census Data for 10 Years ( ) for Baltimore City and Los Angeles
YEAR
BALTIMORE CITY CENSUS
LOS ANGELES CITY CENSUS
2003
602,733
3,788,013
2004
609,779
3,796,272
2005
608,481
3,934,714
2006
610,164
3,980,422
2007
617,262
3,996,070
2008
618,003
3,833,995
2009
617,087
4,050,727
2010
609,927
3,792,622
2011
596,200
3,806,411
2012
596,972
3,827,172
2013
596,186
3,884,307

8. Baltimore City vs. Los Angeles

9. Baltimore City & Los Angeles Morbidity Rate
Morbidity of Heart Disease in Baltimore City
Morbidity of Cases of Heart Disease in Los Angeles
Number of cases of Heart Disease   X  100,000 
Total population 
62,210.4  X 100,000 = 10,000 
622,104 
Number of cases of Heart Disease   X  100,000 
Total population 
359,   X  100,000= 9,300 
3,862,839

10. Death Rates for Heart Disease in Maryland
cdc.gov

11. Population
uscensus.gov

12. Leading Cause of Death
uscensus.gov

13. REFRENCES http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
uscensus.gov