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Heart Disease, a
Local Problem
The heart problem isn’t a distant national problem of concern only to medical centers, physicians and research scientists. ^ It is a local problem -- one which casts its shadow over every home in this community. In 1968, 33 people in Rappahannock County died from heart disease. Hiis summer represented 54% of all deaths in the county that year.
If you are skeptical, just note the frequency with which the words “heart attack,” “stoke” and “heart disease” show up in the obituary columns of this newspaper. Here, as elsewhere throughout the nation, approximately half of all deaths are caused by a cardiovascular disease. Cancer is a distant second, while accidents are third. In these circumstances, it is vital that we give our full support to the Heart Fund, which makes possible the research, education and community service activities of your Heart Association.
Over the past 20 years Heart Fund dollars have speeded virtually every advance in cardiovascular medicine. These gains are reflected in a 20 per cent decline in the cardiovascular mortality rate for those aged below 65.
But much remains to be done. This year more than a million Americans, including a number from this community, will die from a cardiovascular disorder. So give generously when your Heart Fund volunteer rings your doorbell late in February. Give — so more will live!
Phyllis Rees
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