In the most common type of vasectomy, the doctor makes a small incision in the scrotum. He then lifts the vas deferens tubes to the surface, snips them in two, cauterizes their ends or ties each end off (some doctors use a titanium clip), and stitches up the scrotum.
The Economic Cost of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States. 1  Treatment for cardiovascular diseases accounts for nearly $1 of every $6 spent on health care in the United States.  In 2010, an estimated $444 billion was spent on cardiovascular disease treatment, medication and lost productivity from disability.
Cardiovascular disease. ( 1 aka CVD) affects 83 million americans, and is the leading cause of death in the US, claims one life every 39 seconds, 2200 Americans per day; thought to mostly affect men and elderly but is number one cause of death in women, and 18% of CVD deaths are people under 65.