Woman&Home: Heart attacks happen to women too!
This article tackles the assumption that only men need to worry about having a heart attack. However, statistics from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) give serious food for thought: 35,000 women are admitted to hospital following a heart attack each year in the UK – an average of four women every hour. And coronary heart disease kills twice as many women in the UK as breast cancer. Being more aware of the risks, and making appropriate lifestyle adjustments, is the way forward as discussed in the article below.