Heart Disease in Women Causes & types

Heart disease is the leading cause of Mortality for women in the United States, leads to loss of about 301,280 women in 2019-or about 1 in every 5 female loss her life . Among American Indian and Alaska Native women, heart disease and cancer cause roughly the same number of deaths each year. For Hispanic or Latina and Asian or Pacific Islander women, heart disease is second only to cancer as a cause of mortality .
About 1 in 16 women age 20 and older (6.2%) have coronary artery disease, the most common type of heart disease.
What You Can Do for Heart Health
To lower your chances of getting heart disease, it's important to do the following:6

Manage stress levels by finding healthy ways to cope with stress. Learn more about coping with stress.
Know your blood pressure. Having uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to heart disease. High blood pressure has no symptoms, so it's important to have your blood pressure checked regularly. Learn more about high blood pressure. Additionally, high blood pressure may increase the risk of problems during pregnancy.
Talk to your doctor or health care team about whether you should be tested for diabetes. Having uncontrolled diabetes raises your risk of heart disease.7 Learn more about diabetes, including gestational diabetes.
Quit smoking. If you don't smoke, don't start. If you do smoke, learn ways to quit.
Be physically active. Adults should strive for at least 2 hours and 30 minutes (or 150 minutes total) of physical activity each week. Not getting enough physical activity can lead to heart disease and other heart disease risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes.
Choose healthy foodsexternal icon and drinks to help prevent heart disease and its complications. Be sure to eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and eat fewer processed foods Learn more about overweight and obesity. Learn more about overweight and obesity.
Limit how much alcohol you drink to one drink a day. Learn more about alcohol.





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