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1s91 heart disease and stroke accounted for 41 per cent of all female deaths in canada making it the number one killer among women whereas men have the sort of stroke kills 26 per cent more women than men each year in canada crushing chest pain angina thought to be typical of heart attacks the symptoms of heart disease may be different and somewhat harder to diagnose in women women often ignore chest stomach or jaw pain because they dont consider the pos sibility that what theyre experienc ing may be a warning sign of serious trouble because they are older when symptoms appear and often wait too long before seeking help the rate at which women die following a heart attack is almost twice that of men they also have higher rates of death following coronary artery bypass surgery and balloon angio plasty a nonsurgical procedure for opening up clogged arteries in the heart many of these deaths could be prevented if women would only lean to listen to their bodies and seek help immediately listening to warning signals even if they appear vague also applies to stroke stroke kills 26 per cent more women than men each year in canada many strokes are preceded by temporary mini- strokes seeking medical attention for a ministroke could prevent a full blown stroke down the road the heart and stroke foundation is a communitybased volunteer organization whose mission is to reduce the risk of premature death and disability from heart disease and stroke by raising funds for research and health promotion health tip the most effective forms of exercise are those that are moderate in intensity and are incorporated into daily activity- bicycling and walking to work school shopping or elsewhere as part of ones regular routine can be both a sustainable and a timeefficient exercise because you accomplish three things at once travel exercise and protection of the environ ment