Women and Heart Disease | CardioSmart – American College of Cardiology
If you are a woman – or care for one – listen up! Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in America. Each year, heart disease and related risk factors are missed in women. Symptoms of coronary artery disease and heart attack, for example, can be different in women than in men. Women are also less likely to receive the recommended treatment for certain heart conditions. If you’re like most women, you’re probably so busy taking care of everyone else, your own well-being and health tends to
