Nieca Goldberg, M.D., is the chief of Women\u2019s Cardiac Care and prevention program at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and medical director of Total Heart Care, a unique cardiovascular practice for Women in New York City. She is also medical director of the cardio-rehab program and the May Center for Health, Fitness, and Sport at the 92nd Street Y. In New York magazine\u2019s \u201cBest Doctors\u201d of 1999 and 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 lists Dr. Goldberg was among the top ten Hall of Fame of physicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One out of every two women will die of heart disease. It is the single greatest health risk for women today\u2013more than stroke and all cancers combined. In the course of her practice, and as chief of Women\u2019s Cardiac Care at New York\u2019s Lenox Hill Hospital, Dr. Nieca <\/b>Goldberg has come to a startling realization: Women experience heart disease in a fundamentally different way than men do.<\/p>\n
The physiology of a woman\u2019s heart attack is not the same as a man\u2019s, the symptoms of heart disease and signs of impending heart attack differ for women, and once heart disease has been recognized, women often do not get the treatment and medications they require. Now here are detailed, age-specific programs that give women the facts and the guidance they need to recognize, treat, and prevent heart disease, including<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[28],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n