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:: Have a Heart

We all celebrate Valentine's Day, but February is also American Heart Month. New research has found that women's heart risk is underestimated by doctors, resulting in less preventive care than in men. Women are less likely than men to receive recommendations from their doctors for preventive therapies to protect them against heart attacks and death, according to a study published in the February 1 issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The treatment gap is the result of doctors’ misperception that a woman’s risk is lower, even when her actual risk is calculated to be the same as a man.

Why should women be concerned?

  • Heart disease is the number one killer of women, claiming one in three women's lives.
  • One in four females has some form of cardiovascular disease.
  • The number of female lives claimed by cardiovascular disease doubles those claimed by cancer.
  • Many women believe that heart disease is a man's disease, so they do not perceive it as a serious health threat. Women's heart disease symptoms may be different from men's symptoms. For example, a woman might experience a severe migraine headache or an upset stomach. Often, women ignore these symptoms because they don't attribute them to heart disease.
  • Heart disease in women often leads to significant health problems, including heart attack, stroke, and even death. You can help prevent heart disease by getting regular heart-health screenings and working to reduce your risk factors.

Who is at risk?

The major risk factors for heart disease include high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, obesity and being overweight, physical inactivity, and smoking. All are controllable. Other risk factors include diabetes, family history of heart disease and age. Some facts:

  • Women who smoke risk having a heart attack 19 years earlier than nonsmoking women.
  • Women with diabetes are two to three times more likely to have a heart attack than women without diabetes.
  • High blood pressure is more common in women taking oral contraceptives, especially in obese women.
  • African American women are 72 percent more likely to suffer from heart disease than white women.
  • More female Hispanic Americans die from heart disease and stroke than cancer, diabetes and accidents combined. Heart disease and stroke accounted for 33.1 percent of total deaths in 2000.

What can you do to prevent heart disease?

  • Get a regular heart-health screening to monitor your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose.
  • Stop smoking.
  • Increase your physical activity and adopt a healthy diet.
  • Watch your weight — It’s not just about looks!