Generally, why won't women get heart attacks?

Women do get heart attacks. In fact heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the USA. (1 in 4 women die of heart disese: Heart Disease in Women: MedlinePlus) But for many women heart attacks feel like something else. read more

If you feel heart attack symptoms: Don’t delay getting help. "Women generally wait longer than men before going to the emergency room," says Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc, FACC, director of Women's Cardiovascular Services for the UCSF Division of Cardiology in San Francisco. read more

Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, affecting one out of every three in the United States. Nearly half of African-American women have cardiovascular disease. Track your angina symptoms with our Angina Log. read more