"Heart disease is not just a man's disease—it kills more women than men."
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A woman is 5 times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than
from breast cancer. Women are less likely than men to receive the
appropriate treatment after a heart attack and are more likely than men
to die in the first year after a heart attack. Despite these facts,
surveys have shown that primary care physicians are generally unaware of
such gender disparities in diagnosing and treating this disease.
Download the fact sheet on the leading causes of death in American women.
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Learn the signs of a heart attack:
Take charge of your health:
Heart Disease 101:
Multimedia resources:
Heart Disease focus of TV program video
Focus on Women's Cardiac Health webcast
Young Women and Heart Disease news video
Avoiding, Surviving Heart Disease news video
Ask a Texas Heart Institute Doctor . . .
. . . recent questions and responses
focused on women and heart disease.
Submit your own question to Ask the Heart Doctor or search previous postings.
Updated April 2012
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