1. Know your risk factors for heart disease. 2. Talk to your doctor about reducing your risk of heart disease. 3. Have your blood pressure checked regularly. 4. Know your cholesterol numbers.
The Heart Truth® is: Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear-It's the #1 Killer of Women®. That's why the Community Health Education Foundation, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sponsoring The Heart Truth, a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease.