Maury Regional encourages participation in National Wear Red Day
to promote awareness of cardiovascular disease. Maury Regional
Medical Center (MRMC) is encouraging individuals to assist them
in promoting awareness of cardiovascular disease by
participating in National Wear Red Day on February 1. The annual
event provides Americans an opportunity to show their support
for women’s heart health by wearing red. Cardiovascular disease
remains the number one killer of both men and women, according
to the American Heart Association: - Heart disease causes 1 in 3
women’s deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every
minute. - An estimated 43 million women in the U.S. are affected
by heart disease. - Ninety percent of women have one or more
risk factors for developing heart disease. - Since 1984, more
women than men have died each year from heart disease. - The
symptoms of heart disease can be different in women and men, and
are often misunderstood. - While 1 in 31 American women dies
from breast cancer eac