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  • Broken heart syndrome is on the rise, particularly in older women

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  • What to do if someone around you is experiencing cardiac arrest

  • Loneliness: dealing with the hardest time

  • Heart disease: why women (especially Black women) need to act now

  • What is sudden cardiac arrest?

  • Why is heart disease in women often overlooked?

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