Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center

A valuable resource for your heart

Knowledge is power when it comes to your health. The Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center’s newsletter, in HER heart, is packed with useful tips about caring for your heart plus news about the latest diagnostic tools, treatments, complementary therapies, research, and clinical trials.

You will also get a look inside the Center and the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and meet some of our staff. And we will keep you posted on upcoming national and local events.

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Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

1

Rank of cardiovascular disease in causes of death among women
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

2 in 3

Number of American women with at least one risk factor for heart disease
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

1 in 2

Number of American women who will develop heart and vascular disease
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

12 times

Number of women who die of heart disease compared to those who die of breast cancer
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

455,000

Approximate number of American women who die of heart disease every year, compared to 410,000 men
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

35

Percentage of women who have suffered one heart attack and are at risk for a second attack within six years
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

71

Percentage of women who experience early warning signs of a heart attack but do not display typical male symptoms
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

67

Percentage of women who die from heart attacks who have no history of chest pain
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

4

Percentage of the NIH budget dedicated to heart disease prevention through healthy lifestyle changes
Women’s Heart Health
by the Numbers

8.6 million

Approximate number of American women currently living with heart disease

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