Here are some interesting facts about women and heart disease:
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death of American women, killing one-third of them.
- More than 200,000 women die each year from heart attacks—five times as many women as breast cancer.
- More women than men die of heart disease each year.
- Women are more likely to die within one year of a first recognized heart attack than men.
- Women with diabetes are 2.5 times more likely to have heart attacks.