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Women and Heart Disease
Wheeler Heart and Vascular Center
It may surprise you to know that heart disease is the leading killer
of women in the United States. In fact, 500,000 women will experience
a  heart
attack next year. Many of these women will die as a result.
Change the statistic ...
know your figures:
- Height and weight
- Waist measurement
- Blood pressure
- Cholesterol (HDL and LDL)
- Glucose (blood sugar)
- Number of cigarettes smoked per day
- Minutes of exercise each week
Learn more about the risk factors
that contribute to heart disease and how
you can control them. Call 417/COX-INFO (417/269-4636) and ask for a free
"Know Your Figures" brochure and tape measure!
For more information on women and heart
disease, call 417/269-INFO or visit the Joyce Schwandt Library in The Women�s Center,
1000 E. Primrose, Suite 110, Springfield, Missouri.
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