Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year –that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.

89% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients die because no one on the scene gave CPR.

The Golden Hour is a window of opportunity that impacts a patient's survival and quality of life following a heart attack. The Golden Hour is a critical time. Because the heart muscle starts to die within 80-90 minutes after it stops getting blood within six hours, almost all the affected parts of the heart could be irreversibly damaged. 

The survey of about 1,000 men and women aged 18 and older showed that 74 percent of Americans are not worried about dying from heart disease, and 32 percent are not taking any steps to prevent the condition. Even among the 39 percent of Americans with a family history of heart disease who are at significantly higher risk, only 26 percent are taking action to protect their heart health.Although 64 percent of Americans have heart disease or know someone who does, 70 percent of Americans are unaware of all the symptoms of the condition.