Womens Heart Disease

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Womens Heart Disease

• Danielle Faulkner

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Statistics

• For every woman who dies from breast cancer, 10
  die from heart attack.
• Heart disease kills 500,000 women each year.
  Thats more than one every minute.
• In Utah, an average of five women die from heart
  disease each day.
• Heart disease is the third leading cause of death
  among women 25-44.

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Why Heart Disease is Killing Women

• Symptoms based on male experience
• Different diagnostic tests
• Different anatomy
• Women and their doctors unaware of the risks

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Risk Factors That Can be Changed

• Lifestyle
• Smoking
• Alcohol consumption
• Cholesterol levels
• Hypertension
• Body Mass Index (BMI)

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Body Mass Index
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Risk Factors That Cant be Changed

• Family history
• Diabetes
• Body shape
• Personality type
• Age

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Prevention

• Eat heart healthy
• Exercise
• Lose weight
• Quit smoking

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How You Can Help