Go Red for Women

Heart Disease in Women

Although heart disease is sometimes thought of as a man's disease, almost as many women as men die each year of heart disease. How can you prevent heart disease? Physical activity can help you maintain a healthy weight, and lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Here are some other steps you can do to prevent heart disease. 

Symptoms of Heart Attack in Women

Women may have all, none, many, or a few of the typical heart attack symptoms. For women, the most common heart attack symptom is still some type of pain, pressure, or discomfort in the chest. But women are more likely than men to also have heart attack symptoms without chest pain, such as:

• Abdominal pain, discomfort, or "heartburn."
• Nausea or vomiting.
• Sweating.
• Unusual or unexplained fatigue.

Go Red For Women is a passionate, emotional, social initiative run by the American Heart Association (AHA) and designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health. Go Red For Women encourages awareness of the issue of women and heart disease and also action to save more lives. The movement harnesses the energy, passion, and power women have to band together and collectively wipe out heart disease. It challenges them to know their risk for heart disease and take action to reduce their personal risk. It also gives them the tools they need to lead a heart-healthy life.