In this article, Women’s Cardiovascular Healthcare Foundation highlights how important and necessary it is for women to go through cardiac rehabilitation when they’ve had a cardiovascular event or are at high risk of having one. Dr. Natalia Kpogbemabou, cardiologist and rehabilitation physician at [...]
Certain risk factors are linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease and a poorer prognosis for women than men. At the same age, women have more cardiovascular risk factors than men. More than 80% of women over 45 have at least two. Their risk of heart attack linked to hypertension, diabetes or a [...]
It’s best to eat more foods that are good for our health like fruits, vegetables, while grains, dairy products and fish. And we should limit consumption of sugary products (like pastries, sweets, and sugary drinks), salty products (like prepared foods, chips and crackers) and fatty foods (like deli [...]