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  Heart Disease is the Number One Killer of Women

  Heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing one in three deaths each year. That’s approximately one woman every minute. Recognizing the signs of heart disease right away improves your chance for survival. By acting quickly, you can save your heart and your life.

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  Heart Disease Facts and Tips for Prevention

  Are you at risk for heart disease? Currently, only one out of 100 Americans meet the guidelines for an ideal healthy heart. Penn Medicine's Preventive Cardiovascular Program can determine a person’s risk for developing heart disease – a critical first step to preventing heart attacks.

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  Philadelphia’s Only Comprehensive Stroke Center

  The Penn Stroke Center is Philadelphia’s only Comprehensive Stroke Center certified by The Joint Commission and American Heart and Stroke Associations. This new level of certification recognizes the significant resources in staff and training that comprehensive stroke centers must have to treat complex stroke.

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  Has Your Heart Ever Skipped a Beat?

  Whether it was because you were alarmed or in love, the feeling of your heart fluttering is a common one and usually will not require medical attention. The sensation of abnormal heartbeats, also known as heart palpitations, happens to most people at some point in their lives. But sometimes heart palpitations are a sign of cardiac arrhythmia, a heart rhythm disorder that requires medical attention.

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