Role Of Heart Disease In African American Women

In the United States, 1 in 3 women dies from heart disease every year.1 Thus, heart disease is the number one killer of women compared to all cancers combined.1 It is reported that approximately 43 million women in the U.S are affected by heart disease, and about 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.1 More women die of heart attacks or other heart disease than men, and they are more likely to not get proper treatment compared to men. 2 This risk is even higher in African- American women.
Nearly 50,000 African- American women are killed by cardiovascular diseases annually.3 49 percent of African-American women ages 20 and older suffer from heart diseases.3 African-American women have the highest incidence