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CHARLOTTE -- Wells Fargo and the local chapter of the American Heart Association hope to educate the community about the number one killer of women in the us. The group celebrated "National Wear Red Day" with their annual "Go Red for Women" breakfast.

New York cardiologist, Dr. Nieca Goldberg said Friday medicine has come a long way in reducing deaths from heart disease, but she says not far enough. “Ten years ago one in two women were dying of heart disease and now it's one in three women."

Laura Schulte, one of many attendees says it's important to promote awareness. “It's a great opportunity to create awareness of heart disease being one of the leading killers of women, which is quite surprising to me," she said. " always thought it was breast cancer."

In fact, studies show one in 30 women will die from breast cancer, versus one in three women from cardiovascular disease.

About 100 women, draped in red attended the event, many whose families have been rocked by the disease, like Schulte. Her father died from heart disease. "We're not as aware of the heart disease issue and so many times don't think about heart disease when they're having symptoms," she said.

Those symptoms include: shortness of breath, extreme exhaustion and heavy pressure on your chest.

Goldberg said knowing the warning signs and risk factors are the keys to prevention, like exercise, eating foods low in saturated fat and more fruits and vegetables. “Really, in order to take care of your family you have to be the healthiest the you possibly can," she said.

Men tend to have heart attacks earlier, in their 40s and 50s, women often have them after menopause.