PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Miller, Paula TI - Women and Cardiovascular Disease AID - 10.18043/ncm.77.6.406 DP - 2016 Nov 01 TA - North Carolina Medical Journal PG - 406--409 VI - 77 IP - 6 4099 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/6/406.short 4100 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/6/406.full SO - N C Med J2016 Nov 01; 77 AB - Cardiovascular disease impacts everybody and places significant burdens on the health care system. Educating women on their risks and how to reduce these risks will not only make women more aware but will help to improve lives and reduce health care costs. This commentary will review heart disease in women and what women can do to improve their cardiovascular health.