Heart Disease in Women
In the United States, 1 in 4 women dies from heart disease. The older a woman gets, the more likely she is to get heart disease. But women of all ages should be concerned about heart disease. All women can take steps to prevent it by practicing healthy lifestyle habits.
Learn more about heart disease in women.
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
National Institutes of Health
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In the United States, 1 in 4 women dies from heart disease. The most common cause of heart disease in both men and women is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called coronary artery disease, and it happens slowly over time. It's the major reason people have heart attacks.
Heart diseases that affect women more than men include
- Coronary microvascular disease (MVD) - a problem that affects the heart's tiny arteries
- Broken heart syndrome - extreme emotional stress leading to severe but often short-term heart muscle failure
The older a woman gets, the more likely she is to get heart disease. But women of all ages should be concerned about heart disease. All women can take steps to prevent it by practicing healthy lifestyle habits.
NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF - Heart Disease (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)Also in Spanish
- Heart Health for Women
(Food and Drug Administration)Also in Spanish - Heart Truth for Women: An Action Plan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
- Heart Attack Symptoms in Women (American Heart Association)
- Heart Health Tests: MedlinePlus Health Topic (National Library of Medicine)Also in Spanish
- Screening Tests for Women Who Have Heart Disease (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Tests That Can Help Protect Your Heart Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Heart Disease and Stroke (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- Heart Disease in Women: Understand Symptoms and Risk Factors(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish
- Heart Disease Risk Factors (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)Also in Spanish
- Major Risk Factors for Heart Disease: Diabetes (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Major Risk Factors for Heart Disease: High Blood Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Major Risk Factors for Heart Disease: Overweight and Obesity (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Medications (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Calcium Supplements: A Risk Factor for Heart Attack?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish
- Eat for Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Heart Healthy Eating (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)Also in Spanish
- Heart-Healthy Recipe of the Week (National Library of Medicine)Also in Spanish
- CHD's Impact on Females (American Heart Association)
- Heart Conditions and Pregnancy: Know the Risks(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Heart Disease in Hispanic Women (American Heart Association)
- Hormone Replacement Therapy and Your Heart (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Also in Spanish
- Menopause and Heart Disease (American Heart Association)
- Other Factors That Affect Heart Disease: Birth Control Pills (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Q and A: Birth Control for Women with Congenital Heart Disease (Adult Congenital Heart Association)
- Heart Attack and Women (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)Also in Spanish
- Heart Truth for Latinas (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDFAlso in Spanish
- How Does Heart Disease Affect Women? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)Also in Spanish
- Data and Statistics: Women and Heart Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Disease in Women (National Institutes of Health)
- Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia (American Heart Association)
- How the Heart Works (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Heart disease and women (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Heart Truth for Women: If You Have Heart Disease (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
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