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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 ...
Although heart disease can often be thought of as a problem for men, heart disease is the most common cause of death for both women and men in the United ...
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. During ...
But women who have gone through menopause, no matter their age, are at increased risk. Dr. DeLisa Fairweather, a Mayo Clinic cardiovascular disease researcher, ...
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 ...
Understanding risks, prevention and symptoms are all integral to heightened knowledge and a lower risk of heart disease. Woman having heart attack chest pain ...
Heart disease is often thought to be more of a problem for men. However, it's the most common cause of death for both women and men in the United States.
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