MURRAY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) – What’s the truth about women and heart disease? Heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined. We can do better. Join Intermountain Health for a night dedicated to women’s heart health and those who love them.

On Wednesday, Feb 28, Intermountain Park City Hospital will host an important community event – a Heart Smart Soirée – A Night to Celebrate Women’s Heart Health to raise awareness about the need for women to improve their heart health and know their risks.

The event will be held in the Blair Education Center at Intermountain Park City Hospital from 6 to 8 pm on Feb 28. There will be heart health information, prize drawings, free blood pressure screenings, light refreshments, live music, and an opportunity to print your own work of art.

The keynote speaker is Annabelle Volgman, MD, from the Rush Heart Center for Women, the first heart program in Chicago devoted exclusively to women, which opened in 2003.

Dr. Volgman is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association and has dedicated her career to helping women and their families lead healthier lives through prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Everyone attending is encouraged to raise awareness about heart disease in women.

The special Heart Month event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the hospital’s Blair Education Center, located at 900 Round Valley Drive in Park City. The event is free but registration is required.

Here are the facts: heart disease is the leading cause of death for women and men. Heart disease is a killer that strikes more women than men and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined. While one in 31 American women dies from breast cancer each year, heart disease is the cause of one out of every three deaths. That’s roughly one death each minute.

Heart disease affects women of all ages. While the risk of heart disease increases with age, younger women are not immune to developing heart disease.

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