Women and Heart Disease
treatments
Read how women and heart disease differ greatly from men. Page needs updating but info is still relevant.
Explore recent news on misdiagnosing women and heart disease to protect yourself from the same situation.
symptoms
Overview of heart disease
Mayo Clinic
Discover how women and heart disease may have subtle symptoms that are easy to miss. Terrific and easy to read summary.
self-help
Learn how women and heart disease can be prevented with lifestyle changes. Adjust text size for easier reading.
Does aspirin help or hurt?
American Heart Association
Obtain answers about women and heart disease from this great summary of the latest medical guidelines.
Detecting the disease
WomenHeart
Nervous to see a doctor about heart disease? Remove the mystery with this PDF on testing methods for women and heart disease.
risks
Heart disease basics
Healthline
Watch a three minute video on women and heart disease for a great overview. Transcript included. Ad can be skipped.
What is your risk?
Women's Heart Foundation
Women and heart disease risks differ from men. Evaluate your risk with an interactive quiz that can be printed for your doctor.
Focus on Hispanic women
Aetna
Brief overview on the cultural connections between Hispanic women and heart disease. Ironically the page is not available in Spanish.
African American women
NHLBI
Heart disease strikes a large number of African American women. Heart disease issues specific to this population are highlighted in this PDF.


