Women's Heart Disease Center

Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women

Heart Disease: The Number One Killer in Women
In the United States one woman dies every minute from a cardiovascular event. Yet coronary heart disease is still considered by many as a "man's...
Women, Menopause, and Heart Disease: Chest Discomfort
Little time goes by for me without a request for cardiology consultation that involves a female, aged 35 to 60 who is having “problems that may be...
Go Red Heart Disease and Women
Every day, women are dying from heart disease at a rate of nearly one per minute. When we think of diseases that kill women, most people think of...

Understanding the Link Between Osteoporosis and Heart Disease in Women
Research over the past decade has uncovered a curious connection: Women who have coronary heart disease have more osteoporosis (loss of mineral...
Work Stress Increases Middle-Age Women's Risk of Heart Disease
As if there’s not enough going on in middle-age women’s lives what with menopause, life transitions, etc., a new study has found that women who...

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