If you are a woman, it is important to understand your heart disease risk—and to do something about it. While many women (and unfortunately, some doctors) apparently still do not know it, heart disease is the number one killer of women. About a half million women die of heart disease each year in the U.S. In fact, more women than men die from cardiovascular disease—from heart attacks, heart failure, and strokes. To keep your chances of developing heart disease and stroke as low as possible, it is critical for you to control your risk factors.
Which risk factors do you need to be concerned about as a woman? Which ones can you really do something about? Let's take a look. Non-controllable risk factors: Everybody has the potential for cardiac risk factors they can't do anything about. If you are a woman, here they are: You have a family history of premature coronary artery disease or…
