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A list of sites providing information on heart disease in women

Heart disease still # 1 killer of women
And, this report from Johns Hopkins says, women remain largely unaware of that fact.

Does hormone replacement therapy reduce risk in women?
In this recent review, your Guide discusses the most recent data.

Heart disease and women: are you at risk?
Facts on women and heart disease from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Heart Disease Mortality Among Women
If you are dissatisfied with the meager data presented in the above link, download the entire Atlas from the Center for Disease Control from this site.

Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
From the NIH. Requires Adobe Acrobat

Women and heart disease
Everything you might want to know, from the Yale Medical School Heart Book, a book aimed at a general audience. Very comprehensive. An excellent resource. Requires Adobe Acrobat

The importance of exercise to a woman's health
Exercise is important to everyone, but particularly to postmenopausal women. From DrKoop.com

Cardio Health Center for Women
Comprehensive guide to cardiac health, especially for women.

Woman and cholesterol
A commentary on considerations related to cholesterol special to women

Is digoxin dangerous for women?
It may be, this new study suggests.

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