Heart disease is more common in women than many people may realize. It may also cause different symptoms than it does in men, which may further delay diagnosis. In this video, learn about common myths about heart disease in women.
Dr. Goldberg is a Cardiologist and served as the Medical Director of the NYU Langone Health Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health. She is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
Rachel Bond, MD, FACC, is a Cardiologist at Dignity Health and served as Associate Director of the Women's Heart Health Program at Northwell Health, Lenox Hill Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
References
American Heart Association. (n.d.). Common myths about heart disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023). Women and heart disease.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Women and heart disease fact sheet.
Harvard Medical School. (2017). Gender matters: Heart disease risk in women.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2022). What is coronary heart disease?
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