The incidence of heart disease in women is about one in four; it's the number one killer of all women, more than all cancers combined. In this video, cardiologist Suzanne Steinbaum, DO, explains how heart disease is a woman's greatest health risk.
Believe it or not, a one women dies every minute from heart disease in this country. The incidents of heart disease in women is about 1 in 4, and it is the number one killer of all women, more than all cancers combined. So heart disease is a woman's greatest health risk.
Suzanne Steinbaum, MD, is an attending cardiologist and the director of Women and Heart Disease of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. She is the author of Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum's Heart Book: Every Woman's Guide to a Heart Healthy Life.
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