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UrduHafiza Khan, MD, at Baylor Scott & White Health, shares important heart health tips for women. What You Need to Know: Take time to focus on yourself Hormonal changes can affect the stability of a woman’s heartbeat Maintain a good…
Tag: Women And Heart Disease
Global study finds women less likely to have heart disease – and die of it – than men
The information came from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study which followed the participants an average of 10 years.
COVID-19 and Your Heart
Sam Torbati, MD, has a message for anyone experiencing symptoms of heart disease in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic:”Either call your doctor or come to the Emergency Department. Don’t take chances with heart disease.” Torbati is worried that patients might fear getting medical treatment would expose them to COVID-19.
Sudden Cardiac Death Often A Woman’s First Sign of Heart Disease
New research from the Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that rates of sudden cardiac arrest are rising following decades of a downward trend. While this disturbing uptick was observed in both sexes, in women the increase was mostly among those whose sudden cardiac arrest was the first manifestation of heart disease. In men, the increase was mostly among those with known heart disease.
Study: Women’s Blood Vessels Age Faster Than Men’s
Many medical experts have long believed that women simply ‘catch up’ to men in terms of their cardiovascular risk, but new research shows for the first time that women’s blood vessels age at a faster rate than men’s. The findings could help to explain why women tend to develop different types of cardiovascular disease and with different timing than men.