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A Serious Threat
| One in two women will eventually die of heart disease or
stroke. |
| After age 50, women begin to develop and die of heart disease at a
rate equal to that of men. |
| African-American women face a greater threat from heart disease than
women of other races. |
| 38% of women who have heart attacks die within a year, compared to
25% of men. |
| 63% of women who died suddenly from coronary heart disease had no
previous symptoms. |
| Traditional diagnostic tests, including the exercise stress test, are
less accurate in women. |
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Heart disease kills 500,000 women each year. That's more than the
next seven causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer.
Knowledge is a woman's best defense against heart disease.
Every woman should know how to protect her heart.
Listen to your heart, before it's too late.
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