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Richard Gil de Leon Heart Disease In Women 1 Heart Disease in Women Richard Gil de Leon Student at Miller-Motte College Richard Gil de Leon Heart Disease In Women 2 In America more than 2,200 people die of heart disease every day. This equals one death every 39 seconds. (Heart Disease Research, 2011). The topic of heart disease in women is very personal to me. I always thought that it was men who died from heart attacks. Then both of my sisters died from heart attacks at a young age. On Nov.29th 2014 my girlfriend of 13 years died suddenly from Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). She had an 80% blockage in one of her coronary arteries. Laura showed no symptoms and we had no idea anything was wrong with her. She was a registered nurse for over 20 years and so was familiar with heart disease. She was only 55…show more content…
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