IMPACT ON WOMEN 23% of women ≥45 years of age and 18% of men ≥45 years of age will die within one year of a first recognized heart attack; 47% of women and 36% of men heart attack survivors will die within five years.1Following a heart attack, 22% of women >45 years of age and 16% of men >45 years of age will be diagnosed with heart failure within five years.164% of … [Lees meer...] overWOMEN AND HEART DISEASE
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MYTHS AND TRUTHS FROM USA
MYTH: Most women in America die from cancer.TRUTH: Heart disease is the leading cause of death of women in the U.S., and is responsible for 161,698 deaths — more than one in three deaths— in women annually. By comparison 40,861 women die from breast cancer annually.1 MYTH: Heart disease is a man’s problem.TRUTH: 23% of women who have heart attacks die … [Lees meer...] overMYTHS AND TRUTHS FROM USA