Posted By Carolyn Weaver, Executive Consultant

As I travel across the country, the focus on women and heart disease continues to grow. It may actually become a reality that the genders are more equal relative to the death rates. The prevalance of cardiovascualr disease is still higher in men (37.6%) versus 34.9% in women. The mortality percentage of total deaths, however, is 47.4% in men and 52.6% in women.

To keep up with the news, sign on to the American Heart Association’s web site http://www.goredforwomen.org/ to subscribe and see stories like the one below.

Super Bowl star becomes first male celebrity spokesperson
On Jan. 29, New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree, who made the “history-making” catch at the 2008 Super Bowl, joined other NFL players and American Heart Association President Dr. Timothy Gardner at a press conference in support of Go Red For Women. David’s mother died of heart disease last year, and he is committed to helping us raise awareness about heart disease in women.  http://www.informz.net/heart/archives/archive_740790.html