Women and Heart Attacks Heart disease is the leading killer of women between the ages of 45 and 64, but many don't receive the care they need. Why are so many women underdiagnosed and undertreated? MORE FEATURES • Sex after a heart attack • Eight steps to preventing heart disease • What is bacterial endocarditis?

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Useful Sites • Live Healthier, Live Longer • Mayo Clinic Heart Disease Center • New York Online Access to Health (NOAH): Heart Disease • National Coalition for Women With Heart Disease • American Heart Association Women's Web • Heart Information Network News archive

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