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\n Star Jones<\/span>, award winning television personality & women’s heart health advocate, <\/i>
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\n GALWAY, Ireland<\/span><\/span>, May 7, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — A new Medtronic-sponsored survey of women ages 30-50 reveals a significant gap in awareness and discussion around heart health among women and their mother-figures. Despite cardiovascular disease being the #1 killer of women in the U.S.<\/a>, many women are still unaware of the risk and the importance of heart health.<\/p>\n

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The survey, endorsed by WomenHeart<\/a> and conducted by Wakefield Research, found that nearly half of women (45%) were more likely to discuss sensitive topics such as politics, money, or relationships with their mother or grandmother before discussing family heart health history, despite the fact that as much as half of the risk for heart disease is hereditary.<\/p>\n

For more than a century, heart disease has remained the leading cause of death in women, accounting for more deaths than all cancers combined. Yet, when it comes to serious heart concerns, women are up to 35% less likely to be treated with proven, minimally invasive solutions for heart valve failure than men, and women account for more than half (52%) of deaths caused by high blood pressure.1<\/sup> Additionally, women often experience heart attack symptoms differently, and heart disease disproportionately impacts women of color, with 43% of Hispanic women<\/a>\u00a0and 59% of Black women<\/a> experiencing some form of cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n

The Medtronic Letter to My Mother<\/i> campaign encourages women to make heart health a priority, starting with a conversation with their mother, or a woman in their life, about family history, risk factors, and the signs and symptoms of heart disease. The campaign, part of the company’s ongoing commitment to leading and advancing clinical research for women’s health, seeks to close the gap in awareness of heart disease and risks\u2014particularly heart valve failure and high blood pressure\u2014in women.<\/p>\n

“The U.S. is at a tipping point when it comes to women’s health, and heart health remains the deadliest concern of all,” said Nina Goodheart<\/span>, senior vice president and president, Structural Heart & Aortic, which is part of the Cardiovascular Portfolio at Medtronic. “At Medtronic, we’re working relentlessly to ensure women receive personalized, evidence-based healthcare solutions, tailored to them. The launch of Letter to My Mother <\/i>marks another step in our sustained commitment to improving health outcomes for all.”<\/p>\n

Results from the survey reveal a surprising disconnect between what women fear for their mothers or mother-figures as they age and the actual conversations happening around family health history:<\/p>\n