Every 20 minutes, a woman in Canada dies from heart disease or stroke. Let that sink in. While many of us worry about breast cancer or other health threats, cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer of Canadian women, claiming more lives than all forms of cancer combined.
Here’s what the numbers tell us: approximately 90% of Canadian women have at least one risk factor for heart disease. Among women who experience heart attacks, nearly two-thirds will fail to make a full recovery. …
