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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, a condition very familiar to Taos, NM resident Kendra Bealor, 57.
Both sides of Bealor’s family have a history of the disease, so the symptoms of a heart attack are very familiar to her. But she was still surprised when the symptoms struck her one Christmas morning.