Mrs. Cardiology, Latest Developments In Women's Heart Health Research

According to the American Heart Association it's a well known fact that heart attack is the number one killer of women even over cancer. A recent study has uncovered some interesting facts which Mrs. Cardiolgoy will discuss in today's podcast. Women under age 50, are at greater risk than men the same age for recurrent vessel blockage and adverse events (i.e. death and readmission for angina, heart attack, stroke and heart failure), regardless of ethnicity. Women who had multiple births were at highest odds of developing metabolic syndrome risk factors such as abdominal obesity, elevated fasting glucose and low good cholesterol â?? all of which raise the risk of heart disease. Women had a 53 percent higher risk of developing peripheral artery disease before age 70 compared to men. Hear the rest of the enlightenment on women's heart health and learn what a heart attack feels like to a woman and what you can do to prevent it as Mrs. Cardiology discusses the latest research on Women's Heart Health.