Heart disease is regularly thought to be even more an issue for men. In any case, it’s the most widely recognized reason for death for both women and men in the United States. Since some heart disease symptoms in women can contrast from those in men, women frequently don’t have the foggiest idea what to …
Everything you need to know about the heart disease in women Read More »
Sometimes ignorance is bliss (there are calories in wine?)—but not when it comes to heart disease. Only about half of women recognize heart disease as the number-one killer of women, according to the Centers for Disease Control. One possible explanation: Many women still don’t know exactly what heart disease is or what it looks like. When you …
You may think that since heart disease usually develops in women in their 50s and beyond, millennials don’t need to worry right now. That’s wrong, says Roy Ziegelstein, M.D. , professor and cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine. “There is a long time between the earliest problems in blood vessels and the development of symptoms of heart disease,” …
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ObjectiveDepression is a common comorbidity in patients with cardiovascular conditions. This study aims to assess the association between comorbid depression and health-promoting behavior in middle-aged and older Australian women with hypertension or heart disease. MethodsData are from a subset of 45 and Up Study participants with diagnosed chronic illness (n = 1,925). Health behaviors including …
