By Dr. Lisa Hosbein<\/p>\n
Every American should be paying attention to the health of their heart, and particularly to the health of the arteries in their heart, because\u00a0Cardiovascular<\/a>\u00a0disease is the number one killer of Americans, including women. Overall, about 480,000 American women die of\u00a0Heart Disease<\/a>\u00a0each year, which is 60,000 more women then men.<\/p>\n Women are very concerned about breast\u00a0Cancer<\/a>\u00a0and whether or not they should take hormones. What most women don\u2019t realize is that they have a much higher risk of dying from\u00a0Heart Disease<\/a>\u00a0than dying from breast\u00a0Cancer<\/a>.\u00a0Heart Disease<\/a>\u00a0is different for women and men. Women need to focus more on the health of their small arteries, whereas men with\u00a0Heart Disease<\/a>\u00a0often have blockage of their larger arteries. The prevention and treatment of problems in the small versus large arteries are different. More importantly, we will be reviewing several basic steps that everyone should be taking to keep their hearts healthy.<\/p>\n