IDX is an acronym for Internet Data Exchange, which enables real estate professionals to display the most comprehensive and up-to-date property listing data on their own real estate websites.
Fatal Illnesses in U.S. In 2006, heart disease proved the most common cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This group of diagnoses includes heart attacks, sudden cardiac arrests and disorders of heart rhythm. Cancer, a group of over 130 separate diseases ranked second, as a cause of death.
1 Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of heart disease, killing over 370,000 people annually. 1. 2  Every year about 735,000 Americans have a heart attack. 3  Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack and 210,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack.eart Disease Deaths Vary by Race and Ethnicity. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people of most ethnicities in the United States, including African Americans, Hispanics, and whites. For American Indians or Alaska Natives and Asians or Pacific Islanders, heart disease is second only to cancer.