Regular screenings for all patients should begin at age 20 and proceed in intervals. However, if you're at high risk for cardiovascular disease, you're likely to be screened more frequently. Risk factors include high blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking, a family history of heart disease, your age and your lifestyle.

Today is National Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke, which are the leading causes of death for women and other Americans.

Health experts are stressing the importance of healthy hearts this month. Feb. 7 is National Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease—the number one killer of women in the U.S.