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Heart disease risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesity. They affect both women and men. But other things may play a bigger role in ...
The most common cause of heart attack in both sexes was atherosclerosis, or artery-clogging plaque, but this accounted for only 47% of heart attacks in women, ...
The risk in women increases after menopause. Family history. A family history of heart disease increases the risk of coronary artery disease, especially if a ...
Women can have heart attacks without previous symptoms. According to the American Heart Association, 64% of women who die suddenly of coronary heart disease had ...
But women who have gone through menopause, no matter their age, are at increased risk. Dr. DeLisa Fairweather, a Mayo Clinic cardiovascular disease researcher, ...
The heart has trouble filling with blood. Risk factors. Diseases and conditions that increase the risk of heart failure include: Coronary artery disease.
Understanding risks, prevention and symptoms are all integral to heightened knowledge and a lower risk of heart disease. Woman having heart attack chest pain ...
A few factors may play a role. In women, heart disease tends to affect the smaller cardiac vessels more often than in men. Tight artery blockages are not as ...
Heart disease and stroke continue to be the most dangerous threats to a woman's health. In the U.S., 1 in 4 women die from cardiovascular disease.
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