Despite the devastating toll of COVID-19, heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the U.S and worldwide, and the leading cause of death among women. One in three women die of heart disease.
Heart disease and stroke can affect a woman at any age. Nearly 45 percent of women age 20 and older are living with some form of heart disease. New data suggests Gen Z and Millennial women are less likely to be aware that heart disease is their greatest health threat.
Heart disease kills one woman every 80 seconds and takes more lives than all forms of cancer combined. Heart disease and stroke also impact the lives of one in three women – or a third of mothers, sisters, and friends – and cardiac events are on the rise in young women in their twenties.
Women can often have different symptoms of heart disease than men. They can have crushing chest pain and arm numbness, but can also have pain in the shoulders and back, gastrointestinal distress, and fatigue.
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