“Thank you for this wonderful website to get awareness out there about heart disease for women. It has been invaluable for me."
–Her Heart Donor
Heart disease is the leading killer of Australian women, yet only 28 per cent of women know this. One Australian woman died of heart disease every hour in 2015, three times the number that died of breast cancer. This imbalance is what has led Dr Linda Worrall-Carter, who has a PhD in nursing, to change tack after 15 years researching heart disease at Melbourne’s St Vincent’s hospital, to establish Her Heart.
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By Cherie Moselen - Warrandyte Diary
The number one killer of women in Australia is heart disease, a leading health professional has warned. Dr Linda Worrall-Carter is calling for action on women’s heart health. “One woman dies every hour in Australia from heart disease,” Dr Worrall-Carter said. “I want women to know it’s their biggest killer. “The good news is 80 per cent of heart disease is preventable.”
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