Heart care for women: Know your risk. Know your heart.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, but risks, symptoms and warning signs can differ from those in men. That’s why women’s heart health deserves a specialized approach. 

In the first episode of NKC Health’s podcast, Care Empowered, Rajya Malay, MD, and Heath Wilt, DO, cardiologists with NKC Health Heart Care, discuss what women should know about heart disease, including how pregnancy, menopause, stress and conditions such as high blood pressure can affect cardiovascular health.

They also explain why knowing your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar numbers is an important step toward prevention.

This conversation comes as NKC Health introduces Heart Care for Women, expanding specialized cardiovascular care in the community.