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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.
At the Cardiovascular Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, we
know that knowledge is a woman's best defense against heart disease.
Every woman should know how to protect her heart, and we can help.
Call today for your free healthy heart screening.
Listen to your heart, before it's too late.
(360) 788-7718
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