All Women Have Hearts
Women Are Not Tiny Men
Heart disease is more common in older ages, but it can affect women at all stages of life.
Women Don't Think Enough About Heart Disease
Most women are unaware that "heart disease is the number one cause of death, and that heart disease disables and kills more women than all cancers combined"
Women Don't Know Enough About Heart Disease
Most women are unaware there are additional risks for heart disease beyond blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol. Gender-specific risk factors include a history of preeclampsia or gestational diabetes.
Midlife Women's Heart Health
Changes in Body Composition
Changes in Heart Disease Risk
Changes in Heart Disease Risk
During menopause transition women can experience metabolic changes, such as more fat deposited around the abdomen even if the scale doesn't change
Changes in Heart Disease Risk
Changes in Heart Disease Risk
Changes in Heart Disease Risk
Women are at a greater risk for heart attack and stroke after menopause, due to a tendency for both blood pressure and cholesterol to increase
Changes in Heart Healthy Focus
Changes in Heart Disease Risk
Changes in Heart Healthy Focus
Women start to understand the importance of heart healthy lifestyle habits because they want to live the rest of their life after menopause in the best possible health
The Menopause Transition
Perimenopause
Perimenopause is characterized by menstrual irregularities as a woman begins to produce less estrogen.
Post menopause
Women spend on average a third of their life in post menopause, the time after 12 consecutive months without a period.