Heart disease includes various types of heart conditions, the most common of which is coronary artery disease, which restricts blood flow to the heart and can cause a heart attack. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack every 42 seconds!
Black women have heart disease rates twice as high as those for White women. That’s primarily because Black women have higher rates of obesity, high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure, all of which increase your risk of heart disease. Other risk factors include:
Typical heart disease symptoms include, but aren’t limited to:
Heart disease symptoms are sometimes different for women and men. Women are more likely to have:
Here are some things you can do to lower your risk of heart disease:
Most importantly, make sure you talk to your doctor about any heart concerns, especially if you have a family history of heart disease.
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