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\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-Klaidescope-DBphotoRED2.png\" width=\"1310\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-Klaidescope-DBphotoRED2.png 1310w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-Klaidescope-DBphotoRED2-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-Klaidescope-DBphotoRED2-994x1024.png 994w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-Klaidescope-DBphotoRED2-768x791.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1310px) 100vw, 1310px\" alt=\"Kaleidoscope of people Healthy Hearts for ALL Virginians\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>One of the goals of the<br \/>\nVirginia Department of Health<br \/>\nis to improve heart health.<\/h2>\n<h3>This is being done through multiple tools:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Educating the public and healthcare providers<\/li>\n<li>Providing additional information and materials<\/li>\n<li>Looking for ways to assist people who may be at more risk for poor health to make changes to improve their health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW24252108 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24252108 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24252108 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW250602329 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250602329 BCX0\">Cardiovascular Disease, as defined by the CDC, is a group of heart [cardio] and blood vessel [vascular] disorders that is the leading cause of death and disability --<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW250602329 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250602329 BCX0\">\u00a0not only in the United <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW250602329 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW250602329 BCX0\">States but globally.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW24252108 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24252108 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24252108 BCX0\"><strong>Coronary Heart Disease<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW8113744 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8113744 BCX0\">The<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8113744 BCX0\"> coronary arteries are the blood vessels in the heart, that provide blood, rich in oxygen, to the heart \u2013 allowing it to do the job of circulating the blood around the body. Oxygen is critical to the survival of the body\u2019s cells.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW8113744 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-diagram-no-title.png\" width=\"1256\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-diagram-no-title.png 1256w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-diagram-no-title-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-diagram-no-title-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/01\/Heart-Disease-diagram-no-title-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1256px) 100vw, 1256px\" alt=\"Infographic of Coronary Artery Disease\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><strong>Any sustained reduction in blood flow to an organ will damage that organ. When the reduction in flow is to the heart \u2013 this causes a \u201cheart attack\u201d. If the reduction is to the brain , it causes a stroke.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Certain chronic diseases, including hypertension and high blood cholesterol increase the likelihood of damaging your arteries. This, in turn, increases your risk of suffering a heart attack as well as stroke.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the goals of the Virginia Department of Health is to improve heart health. 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