About 12.6 million Americans currently have heart disease.1.1 million Americans will experience a serious heart event this year.One in four Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease. Every 34 seconds one American will die as a result of cardiovascular disease.No other disease claims as many women's lives as cardiovascular disease. One American woman dies each minute as a result of cardiovascular disease.Around 700,000 Americans will have a stroke this years. That's one stroke every 45 s.