Do many people have chronic angina?
According to the American Heart Association’s 2002 Heart and Stroke Statistical Update, more than 6.6 million people in the United States are currently diagnosed with angina. Of those, 4.1 million are women and 2.5 million are men. In addition, more than 400,000 people are newly diagnosed with angina each year. Read more about who gets angina and why in Risk Factors.
