Heart Disease is the number one killer of women in the
United States today!  

But 80% of heart attacks and strokes are PREVENTABLE.

• Every minute of every day one woman dies of heart disease.
• Women are six times more likely to die of a heart attack than from breast
  cancer.
• For many years heart disease was considered a man’s disease.  However,
  since 1984 more women in this country die every year from heart attacks than
  men.
• Hispanic/Latino women are more likely to develop heart disease risk factors at
  a younger age.
• African American/Black women often have a greater number of heart disease
  risk factors and a higher death rate from heart disease.
• The standard tests used to diagnose heart problems can be less accurate in
  women.
•  Women often do not have the same heart attack symptoms as men.
•  Recent studies have shown on average it takes a woman 30 to 60 minutes
  longer to get to the hospital than a man when they are experiencing a heart
  attack.  Once they arrive at the hospital it takes longer to be diagnosed and
  treated.

Lack of Awareness About Heart Disease Can be a Woman’s Greatest Risk !

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