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The Burden of Heart Disease
and Stroke in Illinois

The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program in Illinois is working to define the burden of cardiovascular disease, to build capacity, and to finalize a state plan that will effectively prevent and control heart disease and stroke.

Cardiovascular Profile
Mortality – 2002
Area 2002 Number of Deaths 1999-2002 Death Rateper 100,000 Population
All
Causes		 MajorCVD % of All
Deaths		 Heart
Disease*		 % of CVD
Deaths		 Stroke* % of CVD
Deaths		 Major
CVD		 Heart Disease Stroke
Illinois 106,211 40,326 38.0 30,713 76.2 7,171 17.8 334.4 255.0 59.4
* The “Heart Disease” and “Stroke” columns are subsets of the “Major CVD” column.  Major CVD includes, but is not limited to heart  disease and stroke.


Hospitalizations – 2003

Primary Diagnosis (ICD-9)

Discharges

Total
Days

Average
Length of Stay(days)

Total
Charges

Average
Charge

Other Forms of Heart Disease
(420-427, 429)

35,665

149,812

4.2

$990,721,319

$27,779

Heart Failure (428)

49,737

261,432

5.3

$1,040,327,607

$20,917

Ischemic Heart Disease
(411-412, 414)

46,479

167,357

3.6

$1,601,599,524

$34,459

Acute Myocardial Infarction (410)

26,274

141,048

5.4

$1,058,875,429

$40,301

Angina Pectoris (413)

1,966

4,456

2.3

$20,212,079

$10,281

Cerebrovascular Disease (430-438)

40,595

209,260

5.2

$899,623,574

$22,161

Diabetes Mellitis (250)

21,401

103,220

4.8

$361,803,331

$16,906

Hypertensive Disease (401-405)

14,839

65,458

4.4

$286,462,408

$19,305

Atherosclerosis (440)

5,821

37,507

6.4

$211,331,888

$36,305

Obesity (278.0)

5,051

18,551

3.7

$184,433,519

$36,514

Congenital Cardiovascular
Anomalies (745-747)

1,481

13,641

9.2

$133,777,375

$90,329

Acute Rheumatic Fever/ Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease (390-398)

1,454

11,235

7.7

$80,226,144

$55,176

Peripheral Vascular Disease (443.9)

1,049

5,769

5.5

$29,493,774

$28,116

TOTAL

251,812

1,188,746

4.7

$6,898,887,972

$27,397

Behavioral Risk Factors
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003

Illinois Adults

Count

Percent

Unweighted Count

TOLD BLOOD PRESSURE HIGH

yes

2,434,410

25.9

1,427

no

6,949,372

74.1

3,827

Total

9,383,781

100.0

5,254

TAKING MEDICATION FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

yes

1,804,065

76.8

1,075

no

545,423

23.2

301

Total

2,349,489

100.0

1,376

HAD CHOLESTEROL CHECKED

yes

6,899,381

74.5

4,086

no

2,356,020

25.5

1,105

Total

9,255,400

100.0

5,191

LAST CHOLESTEROL CHECK

<= 1 year

5,887,247

86.5

3,479

> 1 year

916,256

13.5

555

Total

6,803,504

100.0

4,034

TOLD CHOLESTEROL HIGH

yes

2,348,572

34.1

1,409

no

4,538,935

65.9

2,670

Total

6,887,508

100.0

4,079


 

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