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Heart disease isn't just a man's disease.

 When we see reenactments of a heart attack it is generally a man.

But heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases are devastating to women, too.

Many women believe that cancer is more of a threat, but they're mistaken.

Nearly twice as many women in the United States die of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases as from all forms of cancer, including breast cancer.

In fact, coronary heart disease, which causes heart attack, is the leading cause of death for American women.