Heart disease in women

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60 million

Women in the U.S. living with heart disease1

1 in 3 

Women's deaths each year are due to heart disease2

52% 

Of cases of fatal hypertension are in women2

Breaking the silence around women’s heart health

Think about this eye-opening fact: Cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of more women than all forms of cancer combined.2 Knowing the signs of heart disease — and recognizing they’re not the same for women as for men — could be the difference between life and death. 

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References

1 Reference: Tsao CW, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics–2023 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2023;147(8):e93–e621.

2 https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/about-heart-disease-in-women/facts

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