Latest findings stated that 50 per cent women would not take help from 911 if they witnessed symptoms of heart attack.

For concluding this, researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital conducted a survey on about 2,300 women who were 25 years and more. They asked them if they knew that heart diseases were responsible for maximum deaths.

Awareness among women about heart disease had however increased over the last 10 years, but it was still low.

This is worrying researchers now.

A majority of women did not know the therapies used for preventing cardiovascular disease.

Lori Mosca, MD, PhD, MPH, director of preventive cardiology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, said, "Despite recent research showing no benefit of antioxidant vitamins in women, the majority of women surveyed cited them as a way to prevent heart disease."

Women also stated that making healthy food accessible and describing correct nutritional information against food items in restaurants would also make it easier for them to switch over to a healthier lifestyle. Another reason given by these women for not following a healthy lifestyle was confusing reports given by media and uncertainty about how to go for healthy things.

"We've made a lot of progress since 1997 when the Go Red campaign first began, but we still have a long way to go," said Dr Mosca.