The facts are clear. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined.  Unfortunately, the killer isn’t as easy to see. Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood. 

The truth is: our lives are in our hands. We can stop our No. 1 killer together by sharing the truth. We can be the difference between life and death. Uncover the truth about heart disease and make ending it a reality.

To participate in the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day, February 3^rd, visit www.GoRedForWomen.org/WearRedDay or call 585.697.6270.

• Currently some eight million women in the U.S. are living with heart disease, yet only one in five American women believes that heart disease is her greatest health threat. 
• Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.
• While one in 31 American women dies from breast cancer each year, one in three dies of cardiovascular disease.
• In women, heart disease is too often a silent killer – less than a third of women in a recent survey reported any early warning signs such as chest pain or discomfort before a heart attack, compared with most men. 
• Women are less likely to call 911 for themselves when experiencing symptoms of a heart attack than they are if someone else were having a heart attack.

Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association’s national movement, created by women, for women, dedicated to uncovering the truth about women and heart disease: heart disease can kill you or a woman you love.

*Thank you to guest blogger Jennifer Pratt of the American Heart Association for your contribution!