When researchers in the Netherlands recently compiled data from 32 studies involving more than 300,000 women, they reached a disturbing conclusion. Women who experience early menopause – before the age of 45 – face an increased risk for heart disease and premature death. This is why women who go into early menopause need to pay… Continue reading Battling The Leading Cause Of Death For Women: Heart Disease
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Women’s Heart Disease Should Be a Research Priority
The latest gender-specific research on heart disease continues to show differences between women and men, yet gaps remain in how to best diagnose, treat and prevent this number one killer of women, according to studies published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. A portion of the March 2015 issue, published… Continue reading Women’s Heart Disease Should Be a Research Priority