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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men in the United States, resulting in one in every five deaths. Heart disease also costs the United States an estimated $219 billion each year, encompassing the cost of health care services, medications, and premature death.
Despite the devastating health, economic, and societal impacts of heart disease, disparities exist in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular conditions in women.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both women and men in the United States, resulting in one in every five deaths. In 2021, about 695,000 people died of heart disease. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated what was already considered a public health crisis of heart health.
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This American Heart Month, SWHR hosted a webinar to review the burden of heart disease in women in the United States and will launch SWHR’s Heart Health Policy Agenda.
February 29 @ 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm EST
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