Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Healthy Cities for Women

Another cardiologist, Dr. Lori Mosca, director of preventive cardiology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center, said future studies should look at factors like air quality, bans on trans fat in restaurants, and the availability of fresh produce in inner cities.

"These are some of the environmental factors that may have a significant influence on heart disease that are within the social and political control of cities," Mosca said.

But the best advice remains: Eat healthy, get physically active, and track your blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose and weight and keep them in a healthy range.

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Learn more about heart disease in women from the American Heart Association.