WZZM 13's ongoing awareness campaign, 13 Healthy Heart. Women and Heart Disease
Heart disease is the number one killer of women. It claims the lives of 500,000 women each year, more than the next seven causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. WZZM 13 News will focus on different heart health issues throughout the coming year, so be sure to tell your mother, your sister, your daughter or your friend to take part in 13 Healthy Heart.
Nearly a million angioplasties have been performed since they were first introduced in 1977, but a new analysis from our partner, USA Today, shows that procedure may be on the decline.