Too often, women are prone to be caregivers for others while subordinating or ignoring their own health, says Dr. Ruchi Kapoor, a cardiologist at the UW Medicine Heart Institute. She says women can take hold of their heart health by becoming aware of numbers that affect their lives: blood pressure, cholesterol and lipid levels, weight and body mass index (BMI).
0:01 Heart failure risk for women after an initial severe heart attack
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0:32 Keys to recognizing warning signs, prevention
More guidance from the American Heart Association:
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