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The Heart Truth® For Women Social Media Resources
                                
                            
                                                               Share these graphics and sample posts on social media to raise awareness about heart disease in women. To use these graphics, right click on each one and select "Save Image as..." or click on the download button to save them on your device.Follow *The Heart Truth®* program on Instagram, X, Pinterest and Facebook to learn more about heart health and find resources to help you create a self-care plan for your heart.Visit the Women and Heart Disease page to find complementary **Yes, YOU!** fact sheets, videos, and more about women and heart disease.
                            
                            
      Heart Disease in Women
      
      Image of three young women smiling at the camera outdoors. Text: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. and can affect women at any age. Learn how you can reduce your risk of heart disease.
      

  Image of three young women smiling at the camera outdoors. Text: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. and can affect women at any age. Learn how you can reduce your risk of heart disease.
        Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. and can affect women at any age.
                    
            Learn how you can reduce your risk of heart disease.
      
          
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              Photo of a diverse group of young women Text reads: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. If you’re in your 40s, or 30s, or even your 20s, you can be at risk for heart disease. Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk factors and how to keep your heart healthy.
      

  Photo of a diverse group of young women Text reads: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. If you’re in your 40s, or 30s, or even your 20s, you can be at risk for heart disease. Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk factors and how to keep your heart healthy.
        Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S.
                    
            If you’re in your 40s, or 30s, or even your 20s, you can be at risk for heart disease. Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk factors and how to keep your heart healthy.
      
          
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              Image of two women doing yoga. Text: Women generally get heart disease about 10 years later than men do, but it’s still their leading cause of death.  Make healthy choices such as increasing your physical activity to lower your risk of developing heart disease and improve your overall health and well-being.
      

  Image of two women doing yoga. Text: Women generally get heart disease about 10 years later than men do, but it’s still their leading cause of death.  Make healthy choices such as increasing your physical activity to lower your risk of developing heart disease and improve your overall health and well-being.
        Women generally get heart disease about 10 years later than men do, but it’s still their leading cause of death.
                    
            Make healthy choices such as increasing your physical activity to lower your risk of developing heart disease and improve your overall health and well-being.
      
          
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              Image of a young woman looking at clip board with doctor. Text: It’s never too early to make your heart health a priority.  Heart attacks, along with risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and stress are becoming more common in younger women. Learn how to reduce your risks for heart disease.
      

  Image of a young woman looking at clip board with doctor. Text: It’s never too early to make your heart health a priority.  Heart attacks, along with risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and stress are becoming more common in younger women. Learn how to reduce your risks for heart disease.
        It’s never too early to make your heart health a priority.
                    
            Heart attacks, along with risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and stress are becoming more common in younger women.Learn how to reduce your risks for heart disease.
      
          
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              Photo of a young woman wearing a plush bathrobe while smiling at her reflection in a mirror. Text: see description
      

  Photo of a young woman wearing a plush bathrobe while smiling at her reflection in a mirror. Text: see description
        Set SMART Goals for Your Heart
                    
            Set specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timebound goals for a heart-healthy lifestyle.Take one goal, or risk factor, at a time and take small steps toward your goal.
      
          
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              Photo of a diverse group of women Text reads: YES, YOU can take steps to protect yourself from heart disease. Start by learning more about your own heart health, your family history of heart disease, and your risk factors.
      

  Photo of a diverse group of women Text reads: YES, YOU can take steps to protect yourself from heart disease. Start by learning more about your own heart health, your family history of heart disease, and your risk factors.
        Yes, YOU can take steps to protect yourself from heart disease.
                    
            Start by learning more about your own heart health, your family history of heart disease, and your risk factors.
      
          
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              Photo of a young woman speaking with a healthcare provider. Text: See description
      

  Photo of a young woman speaking with a healthcare provider. Text: See description
        Yes, YOU can work with your healthcare provider to prevent heart disease.
                    
            Have your healthcare provider explain your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and BMI numbers.Ask if they’re in a healthy range or what you can do to improve them.
      
          
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              Photo of two young African American women in a joyful embrace. Text: See description
      

  Photo of two young African American women in a joyful embrace. Text: See description
        African American Women and Heart Disease
                    
            Yes, YOU can learn how to prevent heart disease.African American women ages 20 and older experience heart disease and are more likely to have risk factors for heart disease, like high blood pressure, at younger ages compared to white women.
      
          
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              Photo of three Hispanic/Latina women smiling Text: see description
      

  Photo of three Hispanic/Latina women smiling Text: see description
        Hispanic/Latina Women and Heart Disease
                    
            Yes, YOU can learn how to prevent heart disease.Hispanic/Latina women are more likely to develop heart disease 10 years earlier than non-Hispanics and have significant risk factors for heart disease, like high blood pressure.
      
          
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              African American women have higher rates of risk factors for heart disease than white women. • Obesity • Hypertension • Diabetes
      

  African American women have higher rates of risk factors for heart disease than white women. • Obesity • Hypertension • Diabetes
        African American Women and Heart Disease
                    
            African American women have higher rates of risk factors for heart disease than white women.ObesityHypertensionDiabetes
      
          
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              Hispanic/Latina women have higher rates of risk factors for heart disease than white women. • Obesity • Hypertension • Diabetes
      

  Hispanic/Latina women have higher rates of risk factors for heart disease than white women. • Obesity • Hypertension • Diabetes
        Hispanic/Latina Women and Heart Disease
                    
            Hispanic/Latina women have higher rates of risk factors for heart disease than white women.ObesityHypertensionDiabetes
      
          
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              Heart Attack Symptoms in Women
      
      Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              Silhouette of a woman. Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  Silhouette of a woman. Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              Woman with her hands.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  Woman with her hands.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              African American woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  African American woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              Woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  Woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              Woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  Woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              Old woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  Old woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              Woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  Woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              Woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
      

  Woman with her hands over her heart with stars around her head depicting dizziness.  Icons depicting the 5 symptoms of a heart attacked. Text says: 5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women. Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, pressure or tightness in the chest and stomach pain
        5 heart attack symptoms more commonly experienced by women:
                    
            DizzinessFatigueNauseaPressure or tightness in the chestStomach pain
      
          
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              High Blood Pressure in Women
      
      Alrededor de 35% de las mujeres hispanas/latinas tienen presion arterial alta. Tomese la presion arterial en cada visit.
      

  Alrededor de 35% de las mujeres hispanas/latinas tienen presion arterial alta. Tomese la presion arterial en cada visit.
        Alrededor de 35% de las mujeres hispanas/latinas tienen presion arterial alta. Tomese la presion arterial en cada visit.
      
          
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              The Heart Truth For Women. About 35% of Hispanic/Latina women have high blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      

  The Heart Truth For Women. About 35% of Hispanic/Latina women have high blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
        About 35% of Hispanic/Latina women have high blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      
          
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              The Heart Truth For Women. Nearly 58% of Black women over age 20 have high blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      

  The Heart Truth For Women. Nearly 58% of Black women over age 20 have high blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
        Nearly 58% of Black women over age 20 have high blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      
          
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              The Heart Truth For Women. It's never too early to start thinking about your blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      

  The Heart Truth For Women. It's never too early to start thinking about your blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
        It's never too early to start thinking about your blood pressure. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      
          
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              How to accurately check your blood pressure. Before: Avoid exercising, drinking caffeine, or smoking for 30 minutes prior. Go to the bathroom. Uncover your arm for the cuff. Sit and relax for at least 5 minutes. During: Put your feet flat on the floor. Don't talk. Rest your arm on a table so it's supported and at the level of your heart.
      

  How to accurately check your blood pressure. Before: Avoid exercising, drinking caffeine, or smoking for 30 minutes prior. Go to the bathroom. Uncover your arm for the cuff. Sit and relax for at least 5 minutes. During: Put your feet flat on the floor. Don't talk. Rest your arm on a table so it's supported and at the level of your heart.
        How to accurately check your blood pressure.
                    
            Before: Avoid exercising, drinking caffeine, or smoking for 30 minutes prior. Go to the bathroom. Uncover your arm for the cuff. Sit and relax for at least 5 minutes.During: Put your feet flat on the floor. Don't talk. Rest your arm on a table so it's supported and at the level of your heart.
      
          
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              High blood pressure can go undetected for a long time while it's damaging your body. Put yourself first. Pay attention to possible warning signs: Tiredness, loss of energy, sleep disturbances, hot flashes and sweating, fluid retention, headaches, blurred vision, chest pain - some women report their bra feeling too tight. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      

  High blood pressure can go undetected for a long time while it's damaging your body. Put yourself first. Pay attention to possible warning signs: Tiredness, loss of energy, sleep disturbances, hot flashes and sweating, fluid retention, headaches, blurred vision, chest pain - some women report their bra feeling too tight. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
        High blood pressure can go undetected for a long time while it's damaging your body. Put yourself first.Pay attention to possible warning signs: Tiredness, loss of energy, sleep disturbances, hot flashes and sweating, fluid retention, headaches, blurred vision, chest pain - some women report their bra feeling too tight.Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      
          
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              High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease. Nearly 19% of women in their 20s and 30s have high blood pressure. You don't have to be one of them. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      

  High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease. Nearly 19% of women in their 20s and 30s have high blood pressure. You don't have to be one of them. Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
        High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease. Nearly 19% of women in their 20s and 30s have high blood pressure. You don't have to be one of them.Have your blood pressure checked at every healthcare provider visit.
      
          
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              Pregnancy & Heart Health
      
      Image of a pregnant women making a salad. Text: If you're pregnant or planning a pregnancy, take extra care of your heart health.
      

  Image of a pregnant women making a salad. Text: If you're pregnant or planning a pregnancy, take extra care of your heart health.
        Pregnancy and Heart Health
                    
            If you're pregnant or planning a pregnancy, take extra care of your heart health.
      
          
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              Image: Pregnant woman sitting on the floor. Text: See description
      

  Image: Pregnant woman sitting on the floor. Text: See description
        Have a Heart-Healthy Pregnancy
                    
            If you're pregnant or planning to be, take these steps to protect your heart health:Understand your risk for preeclampsia or other heart-related conditions.Talk to your healthcare provider about your risk.Live a heart-healthy lifestyle.Watch for warning signs of a problem during and after pregnancy, like dizziness or trouble breathing.
      
          
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              Image: women playing on floor with baby Text: see description
      

  Image: women playing on floor with baby Text: see description
        Protect Your Heart After Pregnancy
                    
            Heart and blood vessel problems in pregnancy can affect your heart years and even decades later.Talk to your healthcare provider about your heart health.
      
          
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              Video starts with text, “Heart-Healthy Pregnancy Registry” and a collage of items in the background, including a blood pressure monitor, notebook, scale, sneakers, and yoga mat. Video spotlights each item along with a message about how it can help manage blood pressure. Video ends with text, “Practice self-care for your heart and control your blood pressure before, during, and after pregnancy” and features a photo of a pregnant woman.
      

  Video starts with text, “Heart-Healthy Pregnancy Registry” and a collage of items in the background, including a blood pressure monitor, notebook, scale, sneakers, and yoga mat. Video spotlights each item along with a message about how it can help manage blood pressure. Video ends with text, “Practice self-care for your heart and control your blood pressure before, during, and after pregnancy” and features a photo of a pregnant woman.
        Heart-Healthy Pregnancy Registry
                    
            Practice self-care for your heart and control your blood pressure before, during, and after pregnancy.
      
          
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              High blood pressure happens in 1 in every 12 to 17 pregnancies in the U.S.
      

  High blood pressure happens in 1 in every 12 to 17 pregnancies in the U.S.
        High blood pressure happens in 1 in every 12 to 17 pregnancies in the U.S.
      
          
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              High blood pressure happens in 1 in every 12 to 17 pregnancies in the U.S.
      

  High blood pressure happens in 1 in every 12 to 17 pregnancies in the U.S.
        High blood pressure happens in 1 in every 12 to 17 pregnancies in the U.S.
      
          
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              The Heart Truth For Women. Watch for warning signs of a heart problem, including high blood pressure, during and after pregnancy. Signs include: worsening headache, overwhelming tiredness, dizziness, trouble breathing, chest or belly pain, swelling, nausea. If you feel like something is wrong, get medical care right away.
      

  The Heart Truth For Women. Watch for warning signs of a heart problem, including high blood pressure, during and after pregnancy. Signs include: worsening headache, overwhelming tiredness, dizziness, trouble breathing, chest or belly pain, swelling, nausea. If you feel like something is wrong, get medical care right away.
        Watch for warning signs of a heart problem, including high blood pressure, during and after pregnancy.Signs include: worsening headache, overwhelming tiredness, dizziness, trouble breathing, chest or belly pain, swelling, nausea. If you feel like something is wrong, get medical care right away.
      
          
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              Preeclampsia is high blood pressure during pregnancy and signs that your organs are not working well. It develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes there are no signs of it, but watch for sudden weight gain over 1-2 days or swelling in your hands or face. Having preeclampsia increases your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke later in life. Talk to your healthcare provider about your blood pressure.
      

  Preeclampsia is high blood pressure during pregnancy and signs that your organs are not working well. It develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes there are no signs of it, but watch for sudden weight gain over 1-2 days or swelling in your hands or face. Having preeclampsia increases your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke later in life. Talk to your healthcare provider about your blood pressure.
        Preeclampsia is high blood pressure during pregnancy and signs that your organs are not working well. It develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes there are no signs of it, but watch for sudden weight gain over 1-2 days or swelling in your hands or face. Having preeclampsia increases your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke later in life.Talk to your healthcare provider about your blood pressure.
      
          
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