Latest studies done by experts show that is going to spread by 7 percent among adult people by the year 2005. They say that the reason of this is the bad health habits by people shortage of heart health knowledge. It is expected that there will be around 380 million people in the next twenty years. The number of diabetics has jump in the last two decades from 30 to 246 million.

According to a study by Pfizer, patients who use Lipitor( a drug made by Pfizer to treat heart disease patients)  are less expected to suffer a second stroke.