{"id":277,"date":"2019-04-12T15:10:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T15:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nortonhealthcaretest1.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:59:14","slug":"heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/nortonhealthcare.com\/services-and-conditions\/heart-and-vascular-care\/programs\/cardiology\/heart-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whatever you or your family needs \u2014 from diagnostics to heart surgery or dedicated heart programs for women and children, Norton Healthcare is home to some of the region\u2019s greatest medical advances and happiest outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heart disease was once believed to be a disease that primarily affected men, but that is no longer true. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America. The American Heart Association estimates that more than 6 million people in the United States suffer from heart disease. The estimated age-adjusted statistics for angina show women age 20 and older are higher than rates for men, and African-American and Hispanic women have an even greater occurrence of angina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1984, the number of heart disease-related deaths in women has exceeded the number of deaths in men. In 2005, there were about 45,000 more heart disease-related deaths in women than in men.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The American Heart Association reports that often women overlook symptoms. What many disregard as indigestion actually may be a sign of heart disease. Although more women die from heart disease, they are less likely to seek treatment. With many people continuing to smoke, eat poorly and not exercise enough, experts fear that the number of deaths from heart disease in men and women will continue to rise. It is never too late or too early to adjust your lifestyle for a healthy heart. Start working today to prevent heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are things you can do to help prevent heart disease. Controlling risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes and smoking can greatly reduce the likelihood of developing heart disease. Reducing your heart disease risk is not easy. It takes hard work and dedication to eliminate habits and diet patterns that increase your chance of developing heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Puts You at Risk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n