Cardiovascular Disease in Women WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Cardiovascular Disease in Women
One in three American women dies of heart disease. As a woman ages, the risk she is going to get heart disease increases. Women are more likely than men to die from a heart attack1
Fast Facts:
- Birth control pills can pose heart disease risks for some women, especially women older than 35.1
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women over 65.2
- The most common risk factor for cardiovascular disease in women is a sedentary lifestyle.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Women's Health Information Center: Heart Disease
- ↑ American Academy of Family Physicians: Heart Disease and Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know
- ↑ Medical College of Wisconsin: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Women and Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Disease in Women
- Last update: Feb. 20, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
