Angina occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood. Angina may feel like pain or discomfort in the chest, including pressure, tightness, indigestion or heartburn.

Chest pain can be due to a heart attack or angina or could be caused by other factors. It can be an important warning symptom of a heart attack.

Heart disease and stroke are the number one killers in South Africa. One in three men and one in four women will suffer from cardiovascular disease before they are 60 years old.

The ways in which cigarette smoking, hypertension, diabetes, family history and obesity affect women are subtly different from the ways in which they affect men.

An average of 95 South Africans die every day from heart disease, one person every eight minutes. Yet the number one killer in the country is preventable.

Heart disease and stroke are the number one killers of women. Yet, many are unaware of this fact or of the risk factors that could increase their disease risk.