According to the Women’s Heart Foundation: Worldwide, 8.6 million women die from heart disease each year, accounting for a third of all deaths in women. Eight million women in the United States currently are living with heart disease; 35,000 are under age of 65. 435,000 American women have heart attacks annually; 83,000 are under age 65; 35,000 are under 55; the average age is 70.4. Forty-two percent of women who have heart attacks die within one year, compared to 24 percent of … [Read more...] about Heart Disease Risk For Women