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very pracucai ana effective way In the fight to protect the hearts of all . our citizens against heart and circulatory disease. The heart diseases directly affect at least 10,000,000 men, women and children In this country, causing some 637,000 deaths annually, or more than 44% of the total yearly-death toll. Thus, since heart disease la the leading disabler and destroyer of life, it constitutes the most challenging ~ public health problem facing America today. j
Jo help deal with this challenge aggressively and effectively, the American Heart Association and its affiliates are seeking public support for a three-sided program of research, education, and community cardiac services.
Priority In this program goes to research, without which no substantial progress can be achieved. That Is why the American Heart Association is dedicated primarily to producing fundamental scientific •advances in the cardiovascular field. Contributions to the 1961 Heart Fund represent, in great part, an Investment In research with an expected return la basic knowledge
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