[Hadassah On Call:] Pulse Check: Beating Heart Disease

“It’s the magic bullet. The magic pill. Unfortunately, you can’t just swallow it. You actually have to do it.”

Dr. Donna Zfat-Zwas, director of the Hadassah Medical Organization’s Linda Joy Pollin Cardiovascular Wellness Center for Women and our returning guest on the Hadassah On Call podcast, is referring to none other than exercise as the game changer that can make a huge difference in preventing heart disease and helping people live with it.

Because most women — almost 60 percent — will indeed face some element of heart disease during their lifetime, with hypertension being the most common. And when serious heart problems arise, women tend to have more complications from surgery than men.

What else can you do to ensure your heart stays healthy? How and why do women and men differ when it comes to heart disease?

Dr. Zfat-Zwas answers these questions and more on Pulse Check: Beating Heart Disease, airing during American Heart Month in February.