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Why Heart Disease Is Still Missed in Women
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women - killing roughly seven times as many women as breast cancer - yet fewer than half of women even recognize it as their greatest health threat. In this video, I break down why it keeps getting missed, and what to actually watch for.
I start with a patient of mine who was a runner. Her coronary calcium score was zero. She still had a 90 percent blockage. That case is the thread running through everything else in this video: why I don't like calling women's symptoms "atypical," why "what has changed" matters more than "is this a…
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