Women do get heart disease

• Myth: You can't get heart disease if you're not overweight, or if your blood pressure and cholesterol are normal.
  
  Fact: These factors all help prevent heart disease, but none of them alone guarantees that you won't get heart disease.
  

• Myth: Taking estrogen after menopause prevents heart disease.
  
  Fact: Estrogen may lessen your chances of getting heart disease, but alone it can't prevent it.