31.   Cardiovascular disease is one of the largest drug markets in the United States.

32.   Cardiovascular disease raises especially perplexing questions.

33.   Diabetes, obesity and race are also factors that can greatly influence cardiovascular disease.

34.   Dr. William Hammond of The Hope Heart Institute, a cardiovascular disease research center in Seattle, attributes the lack of awareness to training and research oversights.

35.   Diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and breast and other gynecological cancers are the most common ailments affecting Asian-Americans, he said.

36.   Drugs intended to treat or prevent cardiovascular disease have been some of the top sellers for U.S. pharmaceutical companies.

37.   Every year, nearly a million people die of cardiovascular diseases.

38.   Eventually, single-gene disorders could yield insights that will help scientists tackle more complex diseases, such as cancer or cardiovascular disease.

39.   Estrogen does seem to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but it may increase the risk of breast cancer.

40.   For Boston Scientific, the acquisition would round out a selection of devices aimed at the less invasive treatment of cardiovascular disease.