Wellness Wednesdays: Heart Healthy Tips from Dr. Maloof Dr. Maloof’s inside tips for a healthy heart and cardiovascular system. Having a healthy cardiovascular system is important for all us and prevention is often the key to long term heart health.
African American and Latinx women are disproportionately impacted by heart disease and stroke.
And according to the American Heart Association, women s awareness of these facts is on the decline.
February is American Heart Month a time to remind all of us of the risks, the signs of heart disease and how to protect yourself from this potential killer.
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African American and Latinx women are disproportionately impacted by heart disease and stroke.
We spoke with Dr. Bryan Smith, a cardiologist with University of Chicago Medicine. He s also an American Heart Association Board Members and Michelle Emebo a heart disease survivor and an American Heart Association volunteer.
In the United States, two people die every minute from heart disease. Currently, heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, killing more people than cancer, AIDs,