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"I consider myself to be relatively healthy and I exercise for about 90 minutes every morning.  I started having pain in my chest and face during my exercising, and finally went to the cardiologist.  I never thought that the pain in my face could be related to my heart, so I was shocked when the tests showed that I had had a heart attack.  I thought I was too young, but my father died of a heart attack when he was only 38, so I had family history as a risk factor.  After my second heart attack, I knew that I needed to help get the message out.  Women need to know that heart disease is their biggest health threat."


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