Heart Health for Women

 

 

Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States? Many people think that heart disease only affects men. This is not true. Any woman can develop heart disease. Educate yourself about how to lower your risk of heart disease.   Get the Facts on Heart Disease Fact Sheet -- Heart Disease in Women Fact sheet--La enfermedad cardíaca en las mujeres

 

 

Other Helpful Information from the FDA

 

Learn more about other conditions that affect your heart health.

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure 
• Smoking

 

Get tips on medicines, healthy eating, and heart devices.

• Aspirin - What You Should Know
• High Cholesterol -- Medicines To Help You
• Controlling Cholesterol with Statins
• High Blood Pressure -- Medicines To Help You
• Devices that Keep the Heart Beating

 

• Eat for a Healthy Heart
• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
• Sodium: Look at the Label
• Video: "Don't let your food take you by surprise. Read the label!

 

• Watch the Women's Heart Health Video Blog
• Get other free fact sheets and brochures for women.