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From the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Link to article: The Heart Truth About Heart Disease and Risk Factors

• Heart disease is the # 1 killer of American women
• 1 in every 3 women dies of heart disease, 1 in 30 dies from breast cancer.
• Nearly two-thirds of American women who die suddenly of a heart attack had no prior symptoms.
• Americans can lower their risk of heart disease by as much as 82% just by leading a healthy lifestyle.

From the American Heart Association

Link to article: Go Red Lifestyle: Take Control

• 1 in 5 females in the U.S. have some form of heart disease.
• A woman dies from heart disease every 34 seconds.
• African-American and Mexican-American women have higher heart disease and stroke risk factors than white women of comparable socioeconomic status.
• The prevalence of high blood pressure in minority women in the U.S. is among the highest in the world.
• Coronary heart disease rates in women after menopause are 2-3 times those of women the same age before menopause.
• Heart disease claims more women’s lives than the next 8 causes of deaths combined . . . including breast cancer.
• Most women begin to develop heart disease at a very young age.
• Over 35% of American women are overweight.
• Over 25% of American women smoke

Content provided by: National Institutes Of Health
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