heart disease risk factors

PCOS is a reproductive justice issue. Racism, sexism, stress, and trauma all contribute to Black women's disproportionately high rates of PCOS, as well as whether Black women even get diagnosed correctly, and the treatment we receive

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

Can breastfeeding reduce our risk of cardiovascular disease? The American Heart Association describes the many ways that breastfeeding benefits both babies and birthing parents.

How can we lower our cardiovascular risk when we have a history of pregnancy complications?

As we age, menopause affects our risk for heart disease in various ways. This article from the American Heart Association explains how.

This article discusses concrete ways we can make a plan to protect our heart health, including how to calculate our risk and recognize the often different signs of heart disease in women during menopause.

This article describes how menopausal changes can increase heart disease risk and how we can minimize those risks.

This article provides a detailed overview of heart failure in women, addressing causes, types, symptoms, diagnostic testing, prevention, and treatment.

This factsheet provides tips for maintaining heart health, with a particular focus on LGBT older adults.

This article reviews research analyzing the correlation between heart disease and smoking in Black Americans.

Why continued research is needed on heart health in LGBTQ adults

A CDC survey found that people who identified as transgender were much more likely than cis people to report having had heart attacks.