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Bush first became involved with The Heart Truth awareness campaign in 2003.

It is an organization established by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to raise awareness about heart disease in women, and how to prevent the condition.

She serves in the honorary position of ambassador for the program leading the federal government's effort to give women a " wake up call " about the risk of heart disease.

She commented on the disease: " Like many women, I assumed heart disease was a man's disease and cancer was what we would fear the most.

Yet heart disease kills more women in our country than all forms of cancer combined.

When it comes to heart disease, education, prevention, and even a little red dress can save lives.

" She has undertaken a signature personal element of traveling around the country and talking to women at hospital and community events featuring the experiences of women who live, or had lived, with the condition.

This outreach was credited with saving the life of one woman who went to the hospital after experiencing symptoms of a heart attack.