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title: Eight Facts About Heart Disease in Women
date: 2022-08-09T03:00:00-04:00
author: OBOS Admin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Eight Facts About Heart Disease in Women

Heart disease remains the number one cause of death for women in the United States. This article strives to bring awareness to the ways women are especially vulnerable to death from heart disease.

> If you are a woman and believe you may be suffering from a heart attack or stroke, stand your ground and demand the treatment you deserve. By raising our awareness as a collective, we can give ourselves the best chance of staying healthy and even staying alive.

[Read the full article ](https://heart-failure.net/living/womens-heart-disease)

SOURCE: Heart-Failure.net • AUTHOR: Amber Blackburn • LAST UPDATED: February 11, 2022

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- [ heart health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/heart-health)
- [ chronic conditions](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/subject-area/chronic-conditions)
- [ women's heart health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/womens-heart-health)
- [ diagnosis of chronic conditions](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/diagnosis-of-chronic-conditions)
- [ treatment of chronic conditions](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/treatment-of-chronic-conditions)
- [cardiovascular disease](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/cardiovascular-disease)
- [heart disease](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/heart-disease)

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## Heart Attack Symptoms in Women

Women’s heart attack symptoms may be subtler than men’s. Learn how to recognize heart disease in women and steps we can take to help prevent it.

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Women’s heart attack symptoms may be subtler than men’s. Learn how to recognize heart disease in women and steps we can take to help prevent it.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/heart-attack-symptoms-in-women)

[ResourcesRead

## Gender Matters: Heart Disease Risk in Women

A helpful overview of the ways our gender can impact how we experience heart disease.

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A helpful overview of the ways our gender can impact how we experience heart disease.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/gender-matters-heart-disease-risk-in-women)

[ResourcesRead

## What to Know About Midlife Women's Heart Health

Dr. Emily Lau discusses how menopausal changes can affect our heart health, including how early assessment can help prepare us for the changes in our bodies that will happen during menopause.

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Dr. Emily Lau discusses how menopausal changes can affect our heart health, including how early assessment can help prepare us for the changes in our bodies that will happen during menopause.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/what-to-know-about-midlife-womens-heart-health)

[Stories & ConversationsWatch

## Personal Stories of Living with Heart Failure

Hear from patients living with heart failure on how it impacts their lives, how they cope with their diagnoses, and how they find hope despite their condition.

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Hear from patients living with heart failure on how it impacts their lives, how they cope with their diagnoses, and how they find hope despite their condition.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/personal-stories-of-living-with-heart-failure)

[ResourcesWatch

## Ways to Access Heart Care

This hour-long webinar shares different ways to access heart care, including telemedicine, local health clinics, pharmacies, and more.

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This hour-long webinar shares different ways to access heart care, including telemedicine, local health clinics, pharmacies, and more.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ways-to-access-heart-care)

[ResourcesRead

## Diagnosing Heart Disease: Types of Tests

This resource outlines the different types of tests used to diagnose heart conditions, such as heart disease and heart failure.

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This resource outlines the different types of tests used to diagnose heart conditions, such as heart disease and heart failure.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/diagnosing-heart-disease-types-of-tests)

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## Coping with a Postpartum Heart Attack

Wakisha Stewart, a mother, wife, and nurse, shares her experience of having a postpartum heart attack at the age of 31.

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Wakisha Stewart, a mother, wife, and nurse, shares her experience of having a postpartum heart attack at the age of 31.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/coping-with-a-postpartum-heart-attack)

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## Adjusting and Adapting to My Disease

TC talks about living with heart failure and how she has adapted to it.

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TC talks about living with heart failure and how she has adapted to it.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-adjusting-and-adapting-to-my-disease)