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Heart Health for Women

Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States? Many people think that heart disease only affects men. This is not true. Any woman can develop heart disease. Educate yourself about how to lower your risk of heart disease. Get the Facts on Heart Disease Fact Sheet -- Heart Disease in Women Fact sheet--La enfermedad cardíaca en las mujeres

 

 

Other Helpful Information from the FDA

Learn more about other conditions that affect your heart health.

• Stroke
• High Blood Pressure 
• Diabetes
• Smoking

Get tips on medicines, healthy eating, and heart devices.

• Aspirin - What You Should Know
• High Cholesterol -- Medicines To Help You
• Controlling Cholesterol with Statins
• High Blood Pressure -- Medicines To Help You
• Devices that Keep the Heart Beating

• Eat for a Healthy Heart
• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label

• Watch the Women's Heart Health Video Blog
• Get other free fact sheets and brochures for women.

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Information From Other Government Offices and Agencies

• The Heart Truth Campaign for Women
• Healthy Heart Handbook for Women
• Make the Call - Heart Attack Information for Women
• Your Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease
• Recipes for Healthy Eating
• Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
• Heart Attacks (video)
• Million Hearts Campaign

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Contact FDA

301-796-9440

Fax:301-847-8604

Food and Drug Administration Office of Women's Health

10903 New Hampshire Avenue
WO32-2333
Silver Spring, MD 20993