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What women need to know about heart disease

1 year ago

8:37

What women need to know about heart disease

1 year ago
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Duration 8:37

A woman in Canada dies of heart disease every 22 minutes, and most don't have to. CBC's Ioanna Roumeliotis explores why so many women are underdiagnosed and what they can do to protect themselves.

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