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Heart Disease

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According to a recent study published in the Journal of Women’s Health, black women are more likely than white women to have heart disease. The study also found that black women are three times more likely to die from heart disease. “Sound Medicine” healthy living expert Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, M.D., FACS, discusses the study, the risk factors of heart disease and the differences in symptoms in the two groups of women.