St. Luke s diabetes outcomes beat national statistics. Take care of yourself and your family, check out today's health notes . That s right, not breast cancer but heart disease. Not only is heart disease the leading killer of men but women as well. Studies estimate that 1 in 2 women will die of cardiovascular disease.
Cardiovascular disease includes heart disease and stroke.
Heart disease usually affects women in a very swift and dramatic fashion. Women are more likely than men to die from heart attack and to suffer a second heart attack. Symptoms Women and men both develop heart disease but the classic symptoms that men experience are not the same for a woman. Since these signs are more subtle, often they are unrecognized as a warning that the heart is in trouble. Do not try to self-diagnose.