“Men are as old as their arteries, but women are as old as their microvasculature” — Carl J Pepine, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, FL Report from the AHA 2013 Scientific Sessions Reprinted on […]
AHA, Cardiology, CVD, heart disease
Stop, Look, Listen By Megan Rowe, NP [Reprinted from Advance 2007] Coronary heart disease (CHD) is an acute or chronically impaired performance of the heart. It is caused by a reduction or complete interruption in myocardial blood supply that results from atherosclerosis of the cardiac arteries.1 Atherosclerotic plaque develops slowly; in some people, the process […]
Cardiology, heart disease
Young women tend to be less healthy and have a poorer quality of life than similar-aged men before suffering a heart attack, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013. “Compared with young men, women under 55 years are less likely to have heart […]
AHA, Cardiology, heart disease, quality of life
Women and Heart Disease: 10 Challenges to Improve Care
Cardiology, Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, SWHR
