The entire month of February is America Heart Month. Today,
Friday February 5 is National Wear RED Day. Heart disease is the
number one killer in women. The Go Red Movement wants to save women's
lives. Show your support by wearing red. It does not have to be a
red pants or shirt but a red pin, red tie tac, red dress pin, whatever,
just something in your wardrobe that contains the color red. Show your
support.
Statistics
from the American Heart Association :
3 women
die of cardiovascular disease
90 % of women have more than 1 risk factor for developing heart
disease in the future
RISK FACTORS:
Age:
as women grow older, their risk of heart disease increases as well
Gender:
55,000 women have strokes (much more than men), 60% of total stroke
deaths occur in women
Family
history: if someone in your immediate family has heart disease, you
are more likely to develop heart disease or stroke
Race:
Black women have a greater risk of heart disease than Caucasian women
Previous
heart attack or stroke: If you have had a heart attack or stroke
already, your risk is higher of getting another one; 22% of women from
40-69 who survive a first heart attack or stroke will have another heart
attack, stroke or fatal heart disease within 5 years.
