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Cardiovascular Disease and Women

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Host: Kai Jackson

Panelists:

Dr. Patrice Nickens, Leader of the Cardiovascular Disease Division and Heart and Vascular Diseases for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Brenda Romney, Director of Programs and Policy for the National Black Women's Health Project in Washington, D.C.

Paula Upshaw, Member of WomenHeart, the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. She is also a survivor of a heart attack.

Cardiovascular disease, commonly known as heart disease, causes more deaths than breast cancer in women. Heart disease can be prevented and controlled. Unfortunately, women are not aware that heart disease is the leading cause of disability and death in both women and men in the United States. See what a cardiologist from NIH and two women who have had experiences with cardiovascular disease have to say.
Total Running Time: 0:40

Join Dr. Patrice Nickens, Brenda Romney, and Paula Upshaw in a discussion that can save lives. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for African American women between the ages of 45 and 64. However, there is a widespread misconception that heart disease is primarily a man's disease. The NHLBI is committed to educating patients, health professionals, and the public on how cardiovascular disease can be prevented and controlled.
Total Running Time: 12:16

When it comes to heart disease, women's symptoms can be very different from men's symptoms. A cardiologist from NIH and two African American women who have had experiences with cardiovascular disease talk about the risk factors and symptoms of heart disease and the importance of communicating with your physician.
Total Running Time: 6:34

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