Take this American Heart Association quiz and find out. Women don't have to worry about heart disease. It's primarily a man's problem. A woman is more likely to survive a heart attack than a man is.
Women are less likely to get heart disease after menopause than before.
At about age 55, men's cholesterol levels start to rise and women's stabilize. Women smokers double their risk of a heart attack. Women with heart disease have lower risk of stroke. Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved.