National Wear Red Day Serves As Reminder Of How Heart Issues Affect Women
On this National Wear Red Day, the American Heart Association raises awareness about heart disease and stroke in women. It s the number one killer of women.
The American Heart Association finds one in three women will die from heart disease and racial disparities persist. Black women have more risk factors, develop cardiovascular disease earlier, and have higher death rates compared to White women.
New York City cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum says knowing your numbers, like body mass index, blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol is key. 80% of the time, heart disease is preventable. There is nothing more empowering than that statistic, Dr. Steinbaum said.