Heart Disease Deaths in American Women Decline

From the NIH we learn that newly analyzed data shows that the number of women who die from heart disease has shifted from 1 in 3 women to 1 in 4 — a decrease of nearly 17,000 deaths from 2003 to 2004. Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., director of NHLBI said that “To see such a significant reduction in deaths underscores that the efforts of many individuals and organizations to raise awareness, improve treatment and access, and inspire women to take action are truly saving lives.�