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Thu 08 Aug 2010Heart disease in women to be highlighted by range of events
HEART DISEASE is the number one killer of Irish women, the Irish Heart Foundation said yesterday as it announced events for next month to highlight the issue.
Consultant physician Dr Kate McGarry, chairwoman of the foundation’s council on women and cardiovascular disease, said a woman died every two hours in Ireland from heart, stroke and blood vessel diseases: “When it comes to health issues, women are more concerned about breast cancer, even though seven times as many women die from heart disease and stroke in Ireland each year.’’
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