By Dr. Lisa Hosbein
Every American should be paying attention to the health of their heart, and particularly to the health of the arteries in their heart, because Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans, including women. Overall, about 480,000 American women die of Heart Disease each year, which is 60,000 more women then men.
Women are very concerned about breast Cancer and whether or not they should take hormones. What most women don’t realize is that they have a much higher risk of dying from Heart Disease than dying from breast Cancer. Heart Disease is different for women and men. Women need to focus more on the health of their small arteries, whereas men with Heart Disease often have blockage of their larger arteries. The prevention and treatment of problems in the small versus large arteries are different. More importantly, we will be reviewing several basic steps that everyone should be taking to keep their hearts healthy.
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