"Women are less likely than men to receive the appropriate treatment
after a heart attack and are more likely than men to die in the first
year after a heart attack."
Learn more about treating heart disease:
||Women and Heart Disease – a patient resource guide published by WomenHeart. This interactive online workbook provides educational resources and support as you learn about cardiovascular disease and the impact it has on overall health. The workbook includes videos, print tools, and an audio version of the written text. [en español, Las mujeres y la enfermedad cardíaca]
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Updated January 2015