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Heart disease risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesity. They affect both women and men. But other things may play a bigger role in ...
The risk in women increases after menopause. Family history. A family history of heart disease increases the risk of coronary artery disease, especially if a ...
Women can have heart attacks without previous symptoms. According to the American Heart Association, 64% of women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease had ...
1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year, according to the American Heart Association. Progress has been made to reduce cardiovascular disease for ...
Although heart disease can often be thought of as a problem for men, heart disease is the most common cause of death for both women and men in the United ...
Cardiologist Dr. Amy Pollak, quoting statistics from AHA, says, "Heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women each year. And 80 percent of cardiac ...
Amy Pollak , a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic on the Florida campus, says 1 in 3 women die each year of heart disease and stroke, and 80 percent of cardiac events ...
A few factors may play a role. In women, heart disease tends to affect the smaller cardiac vessels more often than in men. Tight artery blockages are not as ...
The heart has trouble filling with blood. Risk factors. Diseases and conditions that increase the risk of heart failure include: Coronary artery disease.
Understanding risks, prevention and symptoms are all integral to heightened knowledge and a lower risk of heart disease. Woman having heart attack chest pain ...
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