Heart Disease in Women: 2005 Update By Lynne Perry-Bottinger, MD
Learn more about the disease and how you can defend yourself against it.
Prevent coronary artery disease by controlling the risk factors. Follow a low-fat, low-carbohydrate, low-cholesterol, low-salt diet. Exercise at least seven days a week. Stop smoking. Drink no more than one alcoholic drink daily.
New insights are leading to better high-tech scans for women. One thing about heart disease that's the same for both sexes: It's the number one cause of death. So here's what you need to know.
Do you know how to spot a heart attack weeks before it happens? Or what a carrot might do to prevent blood clots? Now you will, with this at-a-glance guide.