The Facts About Heart Disease for Women

Imagine one of every three women in your family, at your job, at your church, or your friends. Now think about these women no longer being around because they've had a cardiovascular event and the ER was unable to revive them. Now consider this fact: Only one-third of all US women even know that heart disease is the number one cause of death. How to Prevent the Leading Cause of Death in Women Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the U.S. While it’s true that the majority of women still believe that breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women, the truth is that more women die of heart disease each year than die of all types of cancer combined. Sadly, the fact is that only thirteen percent of women are even aware that heart disease is number one killer of U.S. women. Almost 500, 000 different women lose their lives to heart disease annually: women who are moms, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and daughters.

 Do You Have High Blood Pressure?

 Fact: One-quarter of adult Americans have high blood pressure and than one-third of them have no idea they have this potentially life-threatening condition. It's not uncommon to think that men are more at risk for cardiovascular diseases than women, however, the fact is that women have out numbered men in deaths due to heart disease and stroke every year since 1984. Having high blood pressure is a significant risk factor for the development of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases New Breast Cancer Cases Decline Significantly After Women Stop Hormone Replacement New research announced in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association or JAMA reports a seven percent drop in the number of new cases of breast cancer. The significant drop in the number of new breast cancer cases in 2003 came just one year after the Women's Health Initiative was stopped early due to an increased risk of heart disease in women taking estrogen.