More women than men die of heart disease each year, yet women receive only:

33% of angioplasties, stents and bypass surgeries

28% of implantable defibrillators and

36% of open-heart surgeries

And Women make up only 25% of participants in all heart-related research studies

What does this mean? Women must be aware of the causes; signs and symptoms; treatment; and advocate for their own care.