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- Some risk factors are unique to women, such as those associated with pregnancy(like preeclampsia, for example).
- While, on average, women are less likely than men to have heart health issues, heart disease is still the #1 cause of death among women. Moreover, some risk factors are unique to women (such as issues related to pregnancy like preeclampsia and birth control pill use). Also, post-menopausal women are at higher risk than pre-meonpausal women.