8.6 MILLION WOMEN DIE FROM HEART DISEASE EACH YEAR.
STROKE ACCOUNTS FOR MORE DEATHS AMONG WOMEN THAN MEN (11% VS 8.4%)WITH ADDITIONAL RISK FOR CHD UNIQUE TO WOMEN RELATED TO ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE.
8 MILLION WOMEN IN THE UNITEDSTATES A CURRENTLY LIVE WITH HEART DISEASE
;35,000 ARE UNDER AGE OF 65.
FOUR MILLION SUFFER FROM ANGINA.
HEART ATTACKS FOR WOMEN UNDER 50 ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE FATAL COMPARED TO MEN OF THE SAME AGE.
2,67,000 WOMEN DIE EACH YEAR FROM HEART ATTACKS, WHICH IS SIX TIMES AS MANY WOMEN AS BREAST CANCER .
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