Heart disease is the number one killer of women in Canada. Prevent cardiovascular disease and live longer, with these seven expert tips.

Prevent cardiovascular disease with these seven heart-healthy tips

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in Canada. Prevent it, and live longer, with these seven expert tips.

Natasha Turner

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Cardiologist Beth Abramson, answers your heart health questions and reveals how awareness is a more powerful tool than drugs for saving your life.

The heart health questions that could save your life

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How to tell if you might be having a heart attack. Follow these seven need-to-know tips to ensure you properly identify any symptoms before it's too late.

How to tell if you might be having a heart attack

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Now’s the time to get vigilant about heart health.

Now’s the time to get vigilant about heart health, suggests a new study. It found that if your ticker’s in good shape in your mid-50s (you don’t have high blood pressure or diabetes and don’t smoke), you’re far less likely to die of a heart attack in old age. The study, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined more than 255,000 people aged 45, 55, 65 and 75, and found that a 55-year-old woman with no risk factors was 14 percent less likely to die of a heart attack before 80.

The leading cause of death in women, the risk of heart disease increases with age. Learn the signs to watch for with this overview.

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Prevent cardiovascular disease with these seven heart-healthy tips

Eight heart-health questions that could save your life

Seven ways to know you might be having a heart attack

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