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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) ranks first among all disease categories in hospital discharges for women
More than 43% of all female deaths in the US and most developed countries are due to CVD.
In 1997, CVD killed about twice as many women as all forms of cancer combined.
More women than men will die within the first year after a heart attack
Only 8% of women in America believe CVD is their greatest health threat.

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Review Date : 4/25/2002
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard University. Written by Kelli Miller, freelance medical writer.

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