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 Heart disease
Heart disease is on the increase among women and more and more women are dying from this.

How healthy is your heart? How well are you looking after it in terms of exercise and diet and a generally healthy lifestyle?

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01. All about blood clots
When a blood clot forms in an artery, blocking the blood flow to the heart muscle or the brain, a heart attack or stroke can follow.
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02. Angina is chest pain
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.
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03. Being heart smart
Simple lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of heart disease, doctors emphasise. And it's never too early to start.
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04. Chest pain
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.
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05. Exercise and heart disease
If you already have heart disease, can you exercise? Will exercise help prevent you from developing heart disease in the first place? Get those life-saving facts right here.
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06. Heart disease – the facts
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.
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07. Heart disease and diet
Click here for an article on heart disease and diet.
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08. Heart disease and women
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.
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09. More than cholesterol
Even if you have your cholesterol levels under control, you may still be in danger of heart disease from another type of blood fat called triglycerides.
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10. Simple steps save your heart
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.
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11. Women and heart disease
Women who are affected by heart disease tend to be affected around 10 to 15 years later in life than men.
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12. Women, stroke and heart disease
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.
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13. Working mom? The pressure can kill
When women exchanged their aprons for tailored suits, few things could have shattered the bliss of their new-found independence. But juggling work and parenting came at a cost.
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